Chen wen hsi 陈文希

Chen Wen Hsi (b. 1906) is among the most influential pioneer artists in Singapore's history.

Regarded as a first-generation artist, Chen was in the forefront of the Chinese avant-garde movement in Singapore during the 1950s. He was a member of a group of five prominent artists that founded the Nanyang style, a landmark in the art history of Southeast Asia.

A highly esteemed painter and art educator, Chen's works have significantly shaped decades of creative development in the art community even prior to the establishment of Singapore as a sovereign nation. His endless inventiveness and creative excellence in Chinese painting have commanded the respect of the Chinese and the international art world

陈文希（1906年-1991年），广东揭阳渔湖白宫村人，新加坡华人画家。早年就读上海美术专科学校及新华艺术专科学校，师从潘天寿研习指画。1948年移居新加坡后任教于华侨中学及南洋美专。

融合中国水墨与巴黎学派风格，被誉为“东方毕加索"［2］［3］［4］。

1975年获新加坡大学授予荣誉博士学位［1］［5］，1981年获新加坡大学荣誉文学博士学位［71［25］。

陈文希自幼自学绘画，1920年代毕业后在汕头中学任教并创立春阳画社［3］。1946年，徐悲鸿见其作品后赞扬“大作魄力雄厚，戛戛独造"［71［15］。1952年与陈宗瑞、钟泗滨和刘抗前往巴厘岛进行为期五个月的写生之旅，这次旅行被视为“南洋画派"成熟的里程碑，陈文希被誉为“南洋四先驱“之一［6］［10］［21］。以观察猿猴动态创作著称，代表作《双猿枯藤》被印于新加坡50元纸币［3］［4］［14］［22］。1968年退休后举办三十余次个展［1］。1987年在北京中国美术馆举办个展，参观人数逾5万人，并返乡揭阳即席创作［7［15］。先后获得新加坡共和国总统尤索夫授予公共服务勋章、台湾历史博物馆授予金章、亚细安文化及传播奖等多种奖项［25］。

1992年获新加坡卓越服务勋章［16］。

Dimension : 40 x 29 cm