Lot 1031: CHEN CHENG-PO (CHEN CHENGBO) | West Lake

oil on canvas

80.5 by 130 cm.;   31 3/4  by 51 1/8  in.

oil on canvas

This work is overall in good condition. The canvas is relined and the overall surface is varnished. There are slight craquelures across the upper half surface. There is no sign of retouching under UV examination.
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Hangzhou, Chen Cheng-Po, West Lake, 1928
Chiayi, Chiayi Municipal Cultural Center, Chen Cheng-Po, Chiayi: Chen Cheng-Po Centennial Memorial Exhibition, 1994, p. 29 
Taipei, Liang Gallery, Chen Cheng-Po: Art Treasures Collection IV, 2005, p. 45
Taipei, Liang Gallery, Dazzling Through A History: Chen Cheng-Po & Liao Chi-Chun Dual Exhibition, 4 - 26 December 2010, p. 7,63
Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Journey through Jiangnan: A Pivotal Moment in Chen Cheng-Po's Artistic Quest, 12 February - 13 May 2012, p. 77
Taipei, Liang Gallery, Chen Cheng-Po: The Origin of Taiwan Art, 12 May - 8 July 2012
Tainan, Xinying Cultural Center, Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Koxinga Museum & National Museum of Taiwan Literature, Surging Waves: Chen Cheng-Po's 120th Birthday Anniversary Touring Exhibition, 18 January - 30 March 2014, p. 260 

Chen Cheng-Po, Taiwan Fine Art Series 1, Artists Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei, 1992, p.68, 211
Oil·Passion·Chen Cheng-Po, Lion Art Publishing, Taipei, 1998, p. 61
I am the Embodiment of Colours: Chen Cheng-Po (Original Musical), Chiayi City Government, Chiayi, 2012, p. 137
The 'Something' that Represents the Era: Study of Paintings of Chen Cheng-Po, Artco Books, Taipei, 2012, p. 129
Hidden Talent, Chen Cheng-Po Cultural Foundation, Chiayi, 2014, p. 102
Misty Vapor on the High Seas, Collected Artworks of Chen Cheng-Po, Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House, p.16 

Artist's Family
Important Private Asian Collection