Chen Chong Swee (Chinese: 陈宗瑞; pinyin: Chén ZōngRuì) was a Singaporean watercolourist belonging to the pioneer generation of artists espousing the Nanyang-styled painting unique to Singapore, at the turn of the 20th century. He was also one of the first artists in Singapore to use Chinese ink painting techniques to render scenery and figurative paintings of local and Southeast Asian themes.
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1910 Swatow China
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1985 (aged 74)
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