LOT 65
CHEN CHU DIAN
B. China, 1944 – 2021
Chinatown, circa 1980’s
Gouache on paper
40.5 x 52.5 cm
Private Collection, Canada
Signed in Chinese on lower right
RM 2,000 – 5,000
Chen Chu Dian (1944) was from Shanghai. He graduated from the Stage Art Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1966 and became a graphic designer at the Shanghai Film Studio. There, he worked for the Shanghai film industry and was responsible for art used in set decoration. In 1993, he immigrated to Singapore to continue his artistic and creative work. After settling in Singapore, he created a series of historical oil paintings about the Xinhai (1911) Revolution.