Portrait of President S. R. Nathan

S. R. Nathan (1924-2016) served as the sixth president of Singapore from 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2011. He was Singapore’s longest-serving president. Commissioned in 2023 for the Istana Art Collection, the artist, Fan Shao Hua, who is known for his masterful realist technique, captures the warm, dignified presence of the President through careful observation. By layering the background with the various distinct interior elements of the Istana, the artist also creates a spatial depth and a sense of dynamism to the portrait.

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