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Chen Chengbo's painting "Clear Stream" is collected by the South American Museum and will be exhibited to let the world see the master's demeanor.
Pictured is a replica.
(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)
[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] Selected on today (25th) Art Festival, two generations of Chen Chengbo's family have jointly guarded Chen Chengbo's painting "Clear Stream" for nearly a hundred years, and donated it to the collection of Tainan Art Museum, creating a cultural mission and inheriting beautiful things. People from all walks of life in society and culture Attend and witness the moment of history together.
It is understood that Chen Chengbo's painting "Damshui Sunset" was previously sold at Christie's in Hong Kong for 221 million yuan. This work "Clear Stream" is his most important work, and it is also a classic posthumous work that he confessed to his family during his lifetime. It is estimated that it should be sold in the art market. It is even more valuable.
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At the donation ceremony of Chen Chengbo's painting "Clear Stream" today, Chen Libai, chairman of the Chen Chengbo Cultural Foundation, shared his thoughts and felt relieved to entrust the mission of cultural protection to the government.
(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)
Chen Libai, chairman of the Chen Chengbo Cultural Foundation and grandson of Chen Chengbo, donated paintings on behalf of the family.
He said that today is also the "memorial day" for Chen Chengbo's martyrdom. This period of sad memories of the past cannot be said to be happy, but it can be said to be able to hand over the works of his grandfather, which are jointly guarded by two generations of the family, to a public art gallery and entrust the responsibility to the government. Reassuring and gratifying, it is meaningful, "The joint decision of the family is really not that difficult."
Including Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe, Deputy Mayor Ye Zeshan, Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the South American Pavilion Zhao Qinghui, Honorary Chairman of the South American Pavilion Chen Huidong, Minister of Culture Shi Zhe, Director of the Palace Museum Xiao Zonghuang and all sectors of society attended.
Huang Weizhe expressed his gratitude to the Chen Chengbo Cultural Foundation for carefully collecting Master Chen Chengbo's works. Thanks to the efforts of many parties, "Clear Stream", an important antiquity designated by the Ministry of Culture, remains in Tainan. The South American Museum and the city government team will also do their best to keep The works of the masters are preserved forever and displayed in the most beautiful manner in front of the world in Tainan, so that art workers or art-loving people all over the world have the opportunity to see the elegance of the masters' works.
Shi Zhe said that the art festival originated during the war. The artists felt that the social turmoil at that time should be soothed through art works, and it was approved by the government as a national festival after a few years of initiative, so that the education of art aesthetics gradually received the attention of the society, but also because of the historical Tragedy, this day is also the day of death of Master Chen Chengbo. We hope that through the exhibition of the master's works, we can inherit the cultural spirit and promote the beauty of art.
Chen Chengbo's painting "Clear Stream" donation ceremony today, honorary chairman of the South American Pavilion Chen Huidong (from left), deputy mayor of Nanshi Ye Zeshan, minister of culture Shi Zhe, chairman of the Chen Chengbo Cultural Foundation Chen Libo, mayor of Tainan Huang Weizhe, director of the National Palace Museum Xiao Zonghuang, South American Pavilion Chairman Zhao Qinghui attended the meeting.
(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)
Chen Chengbo's "Clear Flow" was exhibited for the first time at the 1st "National Art Exhibition", and was also selected for the 3rd Taiwan Exhibition in the same year.
In the 228 incident in 1947, Chen Chengbo acted as a peace envoy to negotiate with the military on behalf of the people, but sacrificed his life because of this. The day of death of this important Taiwanese painter coincided with the Taiwan Art Festival.
Chen Chengbo wrote in his suicide note that "The Painting of the Broken Bridge and Remnant Snow on the West Lake is preserved by his family", which is the only work mentioned in the article, and he hopes that it will be handed down to his family, which shows that "Clear Stream" is of extraordinary significance to Chen Chengbo.
Last year, after review by the Ministry of Culture, based on the integration of oriental aesthetic elements, it was a model of pioneers of Taiwanese painting in the first half of the 20th century, and was designated as an important antiquity.
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