出版品

前十卷為大八開精裝畫冊，分別為：第一卷的油畫，搜羅包括僅存黑白圖版的作品，約近300餘幅；第二卷為炭筆素描、水彩畫、膠彩畫、水墨畫及書法等，合計約241件；第三卷為淡彩速寫，約400餘件；第四卷為速寫（I），包括單張速寫約1103件；第5卷為速寫（II），分別出自38本素描簿中的約1200餘幅作品；第六、七卷為個人史料（I）、（II），分別包括陳氏家族照片、個人照片、書信、文書、史料等；第八、九卷為陳氏收藏，包括相當完整的「帝展」明信片，以及各式畫冊、圖書；第十卷為相關文獻資料，即他人對陳氏的研究、介紹、展覽及相關周邊產品。

至於第十一至十八卷，為十六開本的軟精裝，以文字為主，分別包括：第十一卷的陳氏文稿及筆記；第十二、十三卷的評論集，即歷來對陳氏作品研究的文章彙集；第十四卷的二二八相關史料，以和陳氏相關者為主；第十五至十七卷，為陳氏作品歷年來的修復報告及材料分析；第十八卷則為陳氏年譜，試圖立體化地呈現藝術家生命史。

全集的出版是一項浩大的工程，還原陳澄波的藝術成就與生命際遇，亦是研究與教育推廣的第一步。

Brief Introduction to the Chen Cheng-po Corpus

During the course of the fifty two years of his life, Chen Cheng-po left behind tremendous amounts of works and historical materials. Apart from the well-known works of oil, watercolor and glue color paintings, there’re also charcoal sketches, ink paintings, calligraphies and watercolor sketches, while historical materials such as photographs, postcards and letters bear invaluable witness to a turbulent time. Edited by professor Hsiao Chong-ray, the Chen Cheng-po Corpus includes both the works and the historical materials in a total of eighteen volumes published by Artist Publishing, and marketed by Institute of Taiwan History of Academia Sinica and Chen Cheng-po Cultural Foundation. Each volume comes with an introduction, analysis and scholarly articles regarding the contents.

The first ten volumes are hardcover octavo deluxe form. The first volume features nearly 300 oil paintings, including those for which only black-and-white images exist. The second volume consists of 241 charcoal drawings, watercolor paintings, glue color paintings, ink paintings, and calligraphy works. The third volume contains more than 400 watercolor sketches most powerfully delivered works that feature female nudes. The fourth volume is made up of sketches and drawings, including 1,103 sketches. The fifth volume comprises 1,200 sketches selected from Chen’s 38 sketchbooks. The artist’s personal historic materials are included in the sixth and seventh volumes. The materials include his family photos, individual photo shots, letters, and paper documents. The eighth and ninth volumes contain a complete collection of Empire Art Exhibition postcards, relevant collections, literature, and resources. The tenth volume consists of research done on Chen Cheng-po, exhibition material, and other related information.

Volumes eleven to eighteen are paperback decimo-sexto copies mainly consisting of Chen’s writings and notes. The eleventh volume comprises articles and notes written by Chen. The twelfth and thirteenth volumes contain studies on Chen. The historical materials on the 228 Incident included in the fourteenth volumes are mostly focused on Chen. The fifteen to seventeen volumes focus on restoration reports and materials analysis of Chen’s artworks. The eighteenth volume features Chen’s chronology, so as to more vividly present the artist’s life.

Publishing the present collection is a huge undertaking. It not only shines light on his artistic accomplishment and life encounters, but also is the first step towards research and educational promotion.