Georgette Chen’s signatures on paintings

In Georgette Chen’s paintings, she uses her husband’s last name – “Chen” – to sign her artworks instead of her Chinese name – “Zhang Liying”. NAFA said that a lot of artists in South East Asia have known Georgette by her Chinese name, and it could have attracted more tourists to the gallery if the advertisement uses her Chinese name. However, I think the reason why Georgette uses “Chen” to sign her artworks, even after her divorce from Eugene Chen, maybe due to her signature’s influence on the Western audience then. She already established an audience in Paris using Chen, and perhaps she doesn’t want to “give up” her fame by changing her signature on newer artworks. Or perhaps, the reason why she uses “Chen” is because of Eugene Chen’s influence on her philosophy and artistic expression.Georgette Chen Singapore waterfront | Fine art painting oil, Art essay,  Andy warhol art

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