王雪涛原名庭钧，字晓封，号迟园，中国现代著名小写意花鸟画家。他继承宋、元以来的优秀传统，取长补短。所作题材广泛，构思精巧，形似神俏，清新秀丽，富有笔墨情趣。创作上主张“师法造化而抒己之情，物我一体，学先人为我所用，不断创新”。画法上工写结合，虚实结合。他善于描绘花鸟世界的丰富多彩和活泼生气，又精于表现画家的心灵感受和动人想象。且尤善于描绘大自然中的小生命，如蝴蝶、螳螂、蝈蝈、天牛等，栩栩如生，引人喜爱。

 
深圳万世艺术征集到珍稀藏品，经万世艺术资深专家边复初老师鉴定为王雪涛【夏 趣 】，此幅王雪涛《夏趣》，采用作者最为出色的自然题材，长：92cm，宽：37cm，此作自然景色浑然一体，布局精巧，且纸本篇幅中等，保证了观感上的舒适。用酣畅淋漓的笔墨精准地画出花枝的细节，莲藕的交错。整体的笔墨干湿相间，对比分明。整体上看，有以重色疾笔速写，也有轻盈洒脱；鲜亮明艳，引人注目，画面感极强，给人以空前的震撼。此画虽沿用了传统绘画的题材，而用笔、设色、布局均不落入俗套，可称之为王雪涛之佳作。
 
Shenzhen all collected rare collection of art, the notorious art at the beginning of senior experts edge after the teacher appraisal for xue-tao wang, summer fun  this picture xue-tao wang "summer fun", using the most wonderful natural subjects, the author length: 92 cm, width: 37 cm, the natural landscape one integrated mass, layout, and printed medium length, ensure the look and feel comfortable. The details of the flower branches, the lotus root's interlacing, are accurately drawn with dripping ink and brush. The whole ink dry and wet alternate, contrast. On the whole, there are heavy color disease pen sketch, but also light and free; Bright and vivid, eye-catching, strong sense of painting, give people an unprecedented shock. Although this painting follows the theme of traditional painting, the use of brush, color and layout does not fall into conventional patterns, which can be called wang xuetao's masterpiece.

 
在现代写意画派画家中，王雪涛以其六十余年不倦的艺术探索，形成了健康灵动、题材多样的一派新风，赢得了画坛的肯定，其在画艺图变和画理研求中亦颇有独到之心得。二十世纪五、六十年代其画作已达到一个艺术高峰，至今无人出其右，可见其影响之大。此幅王雪涛《夏 趣》保存完好，实属大师级珍藏。