Chen chong swee artworks studio

Chen Chong Swee () 
Tropical Fruits,
Chinese inkon paper
43 x 33 cm

Provenance:
Singapore Prominent Collector

Born in Guangdong Province, China, Chen Chong Swee () came to Singapore in shortly after graduating from Xinhua Academy of Art, Shanghai. He co-founded the Salon Art Society (now the Singapore Society of Chinese Artists) in and was a teacher with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts for over 20 years.

In , Chen, together with fellow artists Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng and Liu Kang, went on what would eventually turn out be a historically significant trip to Bali, Indonesia in search of new inspiration and subject matter. As one of the first artists instrumental in developing the Nanyang Style, Chen pioneered attempts to interpret local landscapes according to the Chinese concept of pictorial composition with Western watercolour techniques.

The meticulous set-ups of tropical fruits and basket captured the vivid colours and rich textures of Malaya.

Chong Swee was an avid ca