LOT 21
CHUNG CHEN SUN
B. Melaka, 1935 – 2024
Sparrows on Branches
Chinese ink on paper
108 x 21 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
Signed in pinyin on the entire left of artwork with complete description by the artist, Chung Chen Sun
RM 15,000 – 35,000
Chung Chen Sun, born in 1935 in Malacca, is an internationally famed and recognised artist as well as art academician. He graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore under the tutelage of artists such as Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Zhong Rui and Cheong Soo Pieng. In 1964, Chung obtained a masters degree in Public Administration and Management from Los Angeles University. He is an artist and educator who is well-versed in the melting pot of multiculturalism. The artist is widely regarded as the “Father of Malaysian Modern Art Education” and “The Father of Malaysian Modern Ink Painting”. Chung’s forte lies in ink painting and he is very diverse in his subject matters, creating works of landscape, figures and still life.