Chen Ching-fen (; April 21, 1910 - February 20, 1987) was a modern Taiwanese Western painter. He was born in

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. He was the fourth son of Chen Tian-lai, the tea merchant "Jinji Tea Company" owner during the Japanese colonial period. He was the first Taiwanese painter to study painting in France and one of the founders of the .

Life

Chen Ching-fen was born in

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, in 1910. His father, , was a tea tycoon during the Japanese colonial period. In 1891, he founded the "Jinji Tea Company," which mainly sold Baozhong tea and

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, and other places. In 1923, he invested in

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Penglai Pavilion Restaurant. In May 1939, he married Tanaka Fujiko through the matchmaker of his mentor, Ikuma Arishima, and changed his name to Tanaka Ching-fen. He also had another wife, , the niece of .

Award-winning artworks

The following is a list of Chen’s award-winning artworks: * In 1927, Japan Art School Gold Prize. * In 1928, ''Arch de Triomphe'' and ''Willows by the River'' were selected for the Second Science Association. * In 1928, ''Sad Village'' was selected for the Paris Salon Art Exhibition. * In 1929, ''A Corner of the Park'' was selected for the 16th Second Science Exhibition. * In 1930, ''Light of the Spring Dynasty'' was selected for the 17th Second Science Exhibition. * In 1931, two works, including "Barry Roof," were selected for the 18th Second Science Exhibition. * In 1933, ''Still Life with Vegetables'' and ''Rooftops in Paris'' were selected for the Seventh Taiwan Exhibition, and ''Tea Garden'' was selected for the Seventh Taiwan Exhibition “Taiwan Exhibition Reward”. * In 1934, ''Landscape without Sky'' was a special selection of the eighth Taiwan Exhibition “Asahi Reward”. * In 1935, ''Lin Benyuan Garden'' was selected for the ninth Taiwan Exhibition. * In 1936, ''Portrait of a Certain Woma''n and ''Shepherd Boy Returning to the Village'' were recommended for the tenth Taiwan Exhibition. * In 1938, the first exhibition of ''Kyudanban Scenery'' was not inspected. * In 1939, ''Karuizawa Pon''d was specially selected for the second exhibition as “Recommend”. * In 1940, ''Green Shade'' was selected for the Third Huifu Exhibition. * In 1941, ''Good Day in Beijing'' was selected for the Fourth Beijing Exhibition. * In 1942, ''China Women'' was recommended for the Fifth Exhibition. * In 1943, ''Dawn in Shanghai'' was recommended for the Sixth Home Exhibition.

References

External link

After the list: Taifu Exhibition Historical Databasepage archive backup

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