拍品專文
Undoubtedly, one of the most important Singapore's women pioneer artists; Chen's work particularly the still life always reveals traces of Paul Cezanne. Indeed, living in Paris in the thirties, she was in much contact with post-impressionism, notably the fauvist.
The dramatic brush strokes, colourful exuberance of the fruits and the intimate relations between the objects as suggested by the meticulously calculated composition; have contributed much to a sense of immediacy and conviction of the present lot.
The dramatic brush strokes, colourful exuberance of the fruits and the intimate relations between the objects as suggested by the meticulously calculated composition; have contributed much to a sense of immediacy and conviction of the present lot.