L'après midi d'un faune. Oil on canvas. Signed Chen Ruixian and titled 1984. Framed.
L'après midi d'un faune. Oil on canvas. Signed Chen Ruixian and titled 1984. Framed.
128 x 94 cm
Tan Swie Hian (chin. Chen Ruixian), was born in Indonesia in 1943 and immigrated to Singapore in 1946. He is one of the most renowned artists in Singapore, and known for his Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and sculptures. In 1993, the first private museum in Singapore - The Tan Swie Hian Museum - was built by his collector, Tan Tien Chi.
In his art Tan combines elements of Chinese culture with cultures of India, Southeast Asia and the Western world. As a converted Buddhist his works are meant to lead the viewer to appreciate his way of perceiving the world and the reality beyond the apparent.
In Singapore, he is regarded as the most expensive living artist.
His works have been shown in solo exhibitions in Paris, Geneva and Seoul, as well as in group exhibitions such as in Washington, Hong Kong and in the exhibition "Contemporary Art in Singapore: Where East meets West" in Amsterdam, Hamburg, Glasgow and other cities.
陳瑞獻 牧神的午後 1984年 布面油畫
款識：陳瑞獻八四作品
來源：瑞士私人收藏
圖見於：南洋藝術學院，《陳瑞獻》，新加坡2001年，頁99
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired directly from the artist
Literature
Illustrated in Lim Lei Hu et. al, Tan Swie Hian, Singapur 2001, p. 99