LOT 78
CHUNG CHEN CHUAN
B. Melaka, 1945
Heaven Happiness, 1973
Ink and colour on paper
60 x 60 cm
Private Collection, Penang
Signed and stamped with artist seal on top left
RM 4,000 – 7,500
Chung Chen Chuan (b. Melaka, 1945), also known as Zhong Zheng Chuan, was President of the Malaysian Ink Painting Association, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong World Artists Federation and a member of the Singapore Calligraphers Association. Also in Singapore, he was a Calligraphy Academician of the Academy, was Dean of the Academy of Painting, Professor of Malaya National University, Vice President of Overseas Honor of Beijing Hope Library Foundation and Director of Visual Art of Malaysian Chinese Cultural Association.
His works have been collected by the National Gallery of Malaysia, the National Guest House of Malaysia, the Chinese Academy of Arts, the Qi Baishi Memorial Hall, the Zhang Daqian Memorial Hall, the Korean Culture and Art Museum, and the National Institute of Education and Art of Taiwan. They are collected by many heads of state, dignitaries, ambassadors, and national art galleries.