Yet eventually he managed to exhibit his paintings, and word passed through Parisian art circles that here was a Chinese painter with considerable potential, who painted with clean, strong brushstrokes and didn't seem to copy anyone.
顯然陳朝寶的木工並不如理想，他回憶道：「那些木框讓我的畫看起來好寒酸！」幸而國畫本身充滿創意，讓法國人耳目一新，評論認為，陳朝寶的水墨畫，不會令人聯想到任何一位前輩畫家，不模仿別人，線條也簡潔而有力，是富有潛力的畫家。