Title
Not titled (Thatched hut under coconut tree)
Creator
Year/Period
Undated
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 127.7 x 33.5 cm,
Object size: 190.0 x 54.7 cm
Object size: 190.0 x 54.7 cm
Accession No.
2020-00078
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of National Arts Council in honour of the artist and his family
Set against a kampong located around lush greenery, the central figure, a lady in blue, carries two buckets, possibly leaving her home for the market. Chen Chong Swee has been regarded as one of the first artists to incorporate local subject matter in traditional Chinese ink painting. He believed that works of art should reflect the age and realistically portray the surroundings. Chen's artistic contributions went beyond his artworks. He taught at Chinese High School and Nanyang Academy of FIne Arts, was a founding member of Society of Chinese Artists (1935) and Singapore Watercolour Society (1969) and a writer, contributing many articles on art to newspapers, exhibition catalogues and magazines.
