Chong Swee Chen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Chong Swee Chen Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 20, 2024
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Combing Hair
Est: S$15,000 - S$30,000
43 x 33 cm ; 79 x 70 cm (with frame) watercolour on paper stamped with artist's seal lower right 陳宗瑞《盘头》水彩纸本款识：艺术家钤印（右下）
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Jan. 20, 2024
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Overseas Guilin
Est: S$8,000 - S$15,000
44 x 58 cm ; 67 x 82 cm (with frame) ink and colour on paper signed in Chinese and stamped with artist's seal upper left 陳宗瑞《海外桂林》彩墨纸本款识：宗瑞钤印（左上）
33 Auction
Jan. 20, 2024
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Field
Est: S$12,000 - S$20,000
92 x 45 cm ; 150 x 64 cm (with frame) ink and colour on paper signed in Chinese and stamped with artist's seal upper left 陳宗瑞《田园》彩墨纸本款识：宗瑞钤印（左上）
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Jan. 20, 2024
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Landscape
Est: S$15,000 - S$30,000
130 x 65 cm ; 161 x 81 cm (with frame) ink and colour on paper signed in Chinese and stamped with artist's seal upper right 陳宗瑞《山水》彩墨纸本款识：宗瑞钤印（左上）
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Nov. 29, 2023
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1985) - Landscape
Est: $100,000 - $180,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1985) Landscape ink and colour on paper 69 x 47 cm. (27 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄2 in.)
Christie's
May. 29, 2023
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1985) View from Mount Faber watercolour on paper 54.5
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1985) View from Mount Faber watercolour on paper 54.5 x 74.5 cm. (21 1/2 x 29 3/8 in.)
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2023
Chen Chong Swee; Dinghu Mountain and Lake (Guangdong Province)
Est: S$35,000 - S$55,000
Lot 818: Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985, Singaporean), Dinghu Mountain and Lake (Guangdong Province), 1973, ink and colour on paper, 139 x 69 cm, inscribed and stamped on upper left, Tags: classic, ink, drawing, singapore, singaporean, landscape IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Apr. 01, 2023
Chen Chong Swee; Fishing Village
Est: S$25,000 - S$45,000
Lot 817: Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985, Singaporean), Fishing Village, 1970, ink and colour on paper, 63 x 85 cm, inscribed and stamped on upper right; stamped on lower left, Tags: classic, ink, drawing, singapore, singaporean, landscape IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Jun. 06, 2022
Chen Chong Swee Landscape
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
陈宗瑞水墨设色渔村之游立轴 Chen Chong Swee Landscape USD1000-2000 110x34cm 款识：一九六五年七月宗瑞钤印：宗瑞来源：新加坡收藏家旧藏陈宗瑞于1910年出生于中国广东澄海，1985年在新加坡逝世。幼时曾在新加坡渡过一时期的童年生活。1931年毕业于中国上海新华艺术大学，之后，他和妻子下南洋，从槟城大山脚到了新加坡，从此在岛国定居，献身美术教学达四十年。1935年陈宗瑞等人发起组织沙龙艺术研究会，即今日之中华美术研究会。从1935至1970年间，他先后在端蒙中学、中正中学、华侨中学、师资训练学院、南洋美专任教。1969年他参与发起新加坡水彩画会。除了担任过新加坡中华美术研究会的正副会长之外，还出任新加坡艺术协会副会长和委员。同时还是水彩画会的会长和财政。陈宗瑞生前不卖画及展出他的个人作品，因为他坚持要把作品收藏起来并捐于公家展示，以培养后代画家。他的首次个展还是在去世后由新加坡国家博物院主办
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION PTE LTD.
May. 27, 2022
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986) Nanyang Landscape chinese ink and colour on pap
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986) Nanyang Landscape chinese ink and colour on paper 68 x 101 cm. (26 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
Christie's
Aug. 15, 2021
CHEN CHONG SWEE : Fishing Village
Est: RM35,000 - RM65,000
Chen Chong Swee—a.k.a. Chen Zongrui and a.k.a. Chen Kai—was born in 1910 in Guangdong, China, and studied art at the Xinhua Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai. In the early 1930s, he migrated first to Malaysia then to Singapore where he taught art at various secondary schools founded by overseas Chinese merchants, including Tao Nan School, Tuan Mong High School, Chinese High School and Chung Cheng High School, as well as the Teachers' Training College Singapore (now the National Institute of Education). He would also teach as a Chinese ink painting lecturer at the newly established Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Around that time, he also co-founded the Salon Art Society (now the Singapore Society of Chinese Artists) and won an award at the King George V Silver Jubilee Art Exhibition. In the diverse coastal and urban environments of tropical Malaya, Chen found a wealth of subjects to depict in his art. The vibrancy of the emerging Straits Settlements with its indigenous and migrant communities fired his artistic vision and he spent much time exploring locations and painting outdoors, capturing a multitude of sights and moods. His early landscape paintings from the 1940’s and 1950’s depict such varied subject matter as kampong life, riverscapes, quayside godowns, fishing jetties, churches, ice kacang vendors and tropical storms. This artwork is evident of his prowess and subject of his early landscape paintings.
KLAS Art Auction
Jun. 27, 2021
CHEN CHONG SWEE : Balinese Lady
Est: RM40,000 - RM70,000
Chen Chong Swee was Singapore’s pioneering first-generation artists — an educator, writer and painter. Born in Guangdong, China in 1910, Chen migrated first to Malaysia then to Singapore in the early 1930’s and became a key figure in the development of the Nanyang style. A passionate art scholar and activist, he taught art at various schools, nurturing not only talent but also a sense of place. An analytical and prolific writer, he wrote many essays that contained keen observations and discourses on all aspects of visual arts. A realist painter, he was the first to depict Singapore subject matter in traditional Chinese ink as well as a pioneer in integrating Western and Chinese aesthetic traditions, painting the story of Singapore and its people with sensitivity and a sense of revelation. Chen believed that art should accurately represent its subject matter and be relevant to and easily understood by its audience, that it should communicate ideas and emotions, evoke empathy, and, at its most ideal, “embody truth, goodness and beauty”. In this work entitled ‘Balinese Lady, Chen brought forth his forte of amalgamating Western and Chinese traditions, through the simple painting of a Balinese lady dressed in their traditional outfit, arranging the offerings before her.
KLAS Art Auction
Jun. 27, 2021
CHEN CHONG SWEE : Fishing Village
Est: RM35,000 - RM65,000
Chen Chong Swee—a.k.a. Chen Zongrui and a.k.a. Chen Kai—was born in 1910 in Guangdong, China, and studied art at the Xinhua Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai. In the early 1930s, he migrated first to Malaysia then to Singapore where he taught art at various secondary schools founded by overseas Chinese merchants, including Tao Nan School, Tuan Mong High School, Chinese High School and Chung Cheng High School, as well as the Teachers' Training College Singapore (now the National Institute of Education). He would also teach as a Chinese ink painting lecturer at the newly established Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Around that time, he also co-founded the Salon Art Society (now the Singapore Society of Chinese Artists) and won an award at the King George V Silver Jubilee Art Exhibition. In the diverse coastal and urban environments of tropical Malaya, Chen found a wealth of subjects to depict in his art. The vibrancy of the emerging Straits Settlements with its indigenous and migrant communities fired his artistic vision and he spent much time exploring locations and painting outdoors, capturing a multitude of sights and moods. His early landscape paintings from the 1940’s and 1950’s depict such varied subject matter as kampong life, riverscapes, quayside godowns, fishing jetties, churches, ice kacang vendors and tropical storms. This artwork is evident of his prowess and subject of his early landscape paintings.
KLAS Art Auction
Apr. 07, 2021
Chen Chong Swee Landscape
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
61222 Chen Chong Swee Landscape 陈宗瑞山水 68x33cm 款识:宗瑞于星洲来源：新加坡收藏家旧藏钤印:宗瑞陈宗瑞（1910-1985）是新加坡水彩画家，属于新加坡艺术家先驱者，二十世纪之交的新加坡南洋风格的绘画。陈宗瑞1910一1984名楷，字式华，出生于汕头市浦东村的一个商贾之家，他自幼酷爱绘画，每于课余模影自娱。他也是新加坡第一批使用中国水墨绘画技术来呈现当地和东南亚主题风景和比喻画的艺术家之一。
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION PTE LTD.
Dec. 03, 2020
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986) Lovers Under the Moonlight ink and colour on pa
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986) Lovers Under the Moonlight ink and colour on paper 94 x 56 cm. (37 x 22 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 06, 2020
Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985) Untitled (Kampung Woman)
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985) Untitled (Kampung Woman) circa 1950s inscribed and stamped with artist's seal ink and colour on paper 83 by 40 cm. 32 7/8 by 15 6/8 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 29, 2019
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Attap houses, 1980
Est: HKD40,000 - HKD50,000
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Attap houses, 1980 signed and inscribed "庚申年宗瑞於星洲" and stamped with a seal of the artist, lower left.ink and colour on rice paper68 x 45 cm. (26 3/4 x 17 2/3 in.) 陳宗瑞亞答屋彩墨紙本一九八零年作Art in Post-War Singapore: A Dialogue with History and the PresentThe second generation of Singapore artists have distinguished themselves from their predecessors by pushing the creative boundaries of the established Nanyang style while retaining its essence through the employment of non-conventional materials and mediums in their works. Born in the 1930s and 40s, these artists came into their prime in the 1960s and 70s, working against a backdrop of turbulent times of political and social changes. The zeitgeist of the post-war era challenged these artists to break away from the conventional to find new ways in representing Nanyang style, and to forge new aesthetics that represent the country's social and cultural identity. These artists' resilience and zeal propelled them to venture into lesser used mediums such as batik, aluminium and woodcuts, to capture and express the conditions of their time. Multiple lots by some of the most well-established second-generation artists are presented at Bonhams this season to represent the diversity of artistic practices that were present in Singapore in the post-war era. Batik and woodcut were used as a new field of art to figuratively portray romantic scenes and colours of the Nanyang landscape and way of life by See Cheen Tee (1928-1996), Chieu Shuey Fook (b. 1934), Seah Kim Joo (b. 1939), and Tay Chee Toh (b. 1941). Aluminium, on the other hand, was employed by Vincent Hoisington in his metal relief work, to mould a new visual language to echo the nation's industrialisation and urban development. Abstraction as a visual style was adopted by Vincent Hoisington (1924-1972), Tay Bak Koi (b. 1939) and Thomas Yeo (b. 1936), as these artists departed from the figurative narrative to convey the mood and atmosphere of the time. The Nanyang Style cultivated by the first-generation artists was both encompassed and resisted by these second-generation artists. The collective efforts of these artists to explore and innovate in the post-war era hence further the historical dialogue of the Singaporean artistic identity that they were grappling with.
Bonhams
Mar. 29, 2019
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Fruits, 1951
Est: HKD60,000 - HKD80,000
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Fruits, 1951 signed and inscribed "佳果辛卯陳楷於星洲" and stamped with two seals of the artist, upper right; stamped with another seal of the artist, lower left.ink and colour on rice paper160 x 36 cm (63 x 14 1/8 in.) 陳宗瑞佳果彩墨紙本一九五一年作Art in Post-War Singapore: A Dialogue with History and the PresentThe second generation of Singapore artists have distinguished themselves from their predecessors by pushing the creative boundaries of the established Nanyang style while retaining its essence through the employment of non-conventional materials and mediums in their works. Born in the 1930s and 40s, these artists came into their prime in the 1960s and 70s, working against a backdrop of turbulent times of political and social changes. The zeitgeist of the post-war era challenged these artists to break away from the conventional to find new ways in representing Nanyang style, and to forge new aesthetics that represent the country's social and cultural identity. These artists' resilience and zeal propelled them to venture into lesser used mediums such as batik, aluminium and woodcuts, to capture and express the conditions of their time. Multiple lots by some of the most well-established second-generation artists are presented at Bonhams this season to represent the diversity of artistic practices that were present in Singapore in the post-war era. Batik and woodcut were used as a new field of art to figuratively portray romantic scenes and colours of the Nanyang landscape and way of life by See Cheen Tee (1928-1996), Chieu Shuey Fook (b. 1934), Seah Kim Joo (b. 1939), and Tay Chee Toh (b. 1941). Aluminium, on the other hand, was employed by Vincent Hoisington in his metal relief work, to mould a new visual language to echo the nation's industrialisation and urban development. Abstraction as a visual style was adopted by Vincent Hoisington (1924-1972), Tay Bak Koi (b. 1939) and Thomas Yeo (b. 1936), as these artists departed from the figurative narrative to convey the mood and atmosphere of the time. The Nanyang Style cultivated by the first-generation artists was both encompassed and resisted by these second-generation artists. The collective efforts of these artists to explore and innovate in the post-war era hence further the historical dialogue of the Singaporean artistic identity that they were grappling with.
Bonhams
Jan. 18, 2019
CHEN CHONG SWEE LANDSCAPE
Est: S$2,000 - S$3,000
陈宗瑞山水人家设色纸本立轴款识：戊申春暮宗瑞钤印：宗瑞来源：新加坡收藏家 110×34cm 陈宗瑞，先驱画家、“南洋画派”创始人之一陈宗瑞，是新加坡艺术界的一棵大树。陈宗瑞曾执教的南洋艺术学院。
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION PTE LTD.
Nov. 04, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Coconut Trees
Est: S$7,000 - S$10,000
62 x 34.5 cm ink and colour on paper, framed stamped with a seal of artist middle right
33 Auction
May. 20, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Beach Scene
Est: S$12,000 - S$16,000
50.5 x 37.5 cm ink and colour on paper, framed inscribed, signed Chenkai in Chinese upper left 陳宗瑞《海邊鄉村景》彩墨紙本鏡芯款識：業林霧未散釣艇已先回淮漲吞波去淘聲捲地來何日辭館舍結廣水之隈波作沙陳楷（左上）
33 Auction
May. 20, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Excursion
Est: S$13,000 - S$18,000
25.5 x 47 cm ink and colour on paper, framed inscribed, signed Zongrui and dated binshen year (1956) in Chinese; stamped with a seal of the artist upper right 陳宗瑞《郊遊》1956 年作彩墨紙本鏡芯款識：丙申紀遊宗瑞（右上）鈐印：宗瑞（右上）
33 Auction
May. 20, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Crossing The River In The Morning
Est: S$38,000 - S$55,000
60 x 96.5 cm ink and colour on paper, framed inscribed, signed Zongrui and dated jiachen year (1964) in Chinese; stamped with a seal of the artist upper left 陳宗瑞《江村曉渡》1964 年作彩墨紙本鏡芯款識：江村曉渡俊英先生雅正甲辰宗瑞（左上）鈐印：宗瑞畫記（左上）
33 Auction
Mar. 29, 2018
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Balinese Fruit Seller
Est: HKD120,000 - HKD150,000
Chen Chong Swee (Singaporean, 1910-1985) Balinese Fruit Seller
Bonhams
Feb. 04, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Fruit Seller in Market
Est: S$25,000 - S$35,000
56 x 76 cm poster colour and watercolour on paper, framed with inscription of title, price and address of the artist on the reverse of the frame 陳宗瑞《市集裡的水果攤販》水溶性粉彩水彩紙本鏡芯款識：CHEN CHONG SWEE，藝術家地址（背面）
33 Auction
Feb. 04, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Excursion to Kota Bahru
Est: S$15,000 - S$20,000
137 x 34 cm ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll inscribed, signed and dated 1981 Autumn in Chinese; stamped with 2 seals of artist upper left 陳宗瑞《哥沓峇魯》1981 彩墨紙本立軸款識：夏游哥沓峇魯辛西秋日宗瑞欽印：宗瑞（右上）阿楷（右上）
33 Auction
Feb. 04, 2018
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Autumn View
Est: S$15,000 - S$20,000
160 x 36.5 cm ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll inscribed, signed and dated 1949 Autumn in Chinese; stamped with 2 seals of artist upper right 陳宗瑞《仲秋之景》1949 彩墨紙本立軸款識：已丑年仲秋宗瑞於星洲（右上）欽印：阿楷（右上）宗瑞（右上）
33 Auction
Jun. 18, 2017
Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985) Landscape
Est: S$4,000 - S$6,000
陈宗瑞 Chen Chong Swee (1910-1985) 山水 Landscape 镜片纸本Mounted and framed 高(Height):94cm 长(Length):46cm
Gianguan Singapore
May. 14, 2017
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Village by the Seaside
Est: S$18,000 - S$24,000
39 x 56 cm | watercolour on paper, framed | stamped with a seal of the artist lower left
33 Auction
May. 14, 2017
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Nanyang Village
Est: S$15,000 - S$20,000
49 x 27 cm | ink and colour on paper, framed | stamped with a seal of the artist lower left; inscribed in Chinese verso
33 Auction
May. 21, 2016
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Kampung Scenery
Est: S$8,000 - S$12,000
ink and colour on paper| 64 x 54 cm| stamped with a seal of the artist lower right
33 Auction
Nov. 29, 2015
CHEN CHONG SWEE (Singaporean, 1910-1986) Nanyang Landscape
Est: -
CHEN CHONG SWEE (Singaporean, 1910-1986) Nanyang Landscape
Christie's
Oct. 05, 2015
CHEN CHONG SWEE | Coconut Trees
Est: $80,000 - $150,000
Chinese ink and colour on paper
Sotheby's
Apr. 06, 2013
CHEN CHONG SWEE
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
1910 - 1986 MENDING FISHING NETS Signed, inscribed and stamped with a seal of the artist Ink and watercolor on paper 120 by 51 cm.; 47 1/4 by 20 in.
Sotheby's
May. 30, 2010
CHEN CHONG SWEE (China 1910-Singapore 1986)
Est: $24,000 - $40,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (China 1910-Singapore 1986) Woman and child under a tree signed and inscribed in Chinese '1951/In the midst of spring/Chen Kai', stamped twice with artist's seals (upper left) and stamped again with artist's seal (lower right) ink and colour on paper mounted on hanging scroll 53 1/8 x 13¼ in. (135 x 33.5 cm.) Chen Kai is a sobriquet of Chen Chong Swee
Christie's
Oct. 10, 2004
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986)
Est: S$3,000 - S$4,000
CHEN CHONG SWEE (1910-1986) MARKET Watercolour on paper 56 by 75.5 cm.; 22 by 29 3/4 in. US$1760-2350
Sotheby's