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n369 $38,000-63,000 陳文希 麻雀 設色紙本
CHEN WENXI (1906-1991) €35,000-58,000
SPARROWS 來源: 現藏者得自藝術家本人
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 英國倫敦私人收藏
Signed, with one seal of the artist
139 x 69.5 cm. (53 æ x 27 ¡ in.) A pivotal fgure in the burgeoning art scene of the 1950s and
1960s in Singapore, Chen Wenxi was part of the group of
£30,000-50,000 pioneer artists who set out to discover and depict a uniquely
‘Southeast Asian’ form of artistic expression. Chen studied
PROVENANCE at the Xin Hua Academy of Fine Art in Shanghai in 1930,
alongside with Liu Kang and Chen Chong Swee with whom he
Acquired directly from the artist continued to produce art following their migration to Singapore.
Private Collection, London, United Kingdom The trademarks of Chen’s style fall into two broad categories
- Chinese ink painting focused on the fora and fauna of the
region, and abstract works executed on paper and canvas.
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