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Lee Man Fong, Portrait of a Girl, Oil
Lee Man Fong's life in art is a captivating journey of creative exploration and cultural fusion. Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1913, Lee Man Fong exhibited an early aptitude for artistic expression. He embarked on his artistic journey during a period of great societal and political change in China.
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LEE MAN FONG (Indonesian, 19131988)
LEE MAN FONG 2021-10-28T16:41:04+08:00. Born on November 14, 1913 in Guangzhou, China, Lee Man Fong is a Chinese- born Indonesian painter. His father as a merchant brought him and his nine other siblings to Singapore. But after his father passed away, he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia in search for better opportunities. He secured a job with a.
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LEE MAN FONG
Lee Man Fong Artworks. Lee worked with a range of mediums encompassing oil and ink on masonite board, paper, and canvas. He hybridised stylistic elements of traditional Chinese ink painting with western modernism, drawing on a broad range of influences that include 17th-century Dutch genre painting and the Nanyang style.
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Lee Man Fong was relentless in his desire to bespeak a contemporary aesthetic, and in doing so, has become a true embodiment of what it means to be a Chinese reformist painter. Standing at the pinnacle of the artist's significant legacy, the present lot is a true testament to the panoramic masterworks of the highly rare and sought after Bali.
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LEE MAN FONG Christie's
Chinese painter Lee Man Fong trained in China and in Western Europe, and lived much of his life in Indonesia, developing a particular style that blends together a variety of sources for his quiet yet passionate vision. He often turned to Chinese brushwork and technique in painting his scenes that relied on Western visual conventions.
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LEE MAN FONG Christie's
Lee Man Fong was three years old when his family emigrated to Singapore. Growing up, he was trained in the Lingnan style of Chinese brush painting, and oil painting. In 1932, Lee moved to Jakarta to become an editor of a Chinese newspaper, and eventually took up painting full time.
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LEE MAN FONG (19131988)
Who was Lee Man Fong? Lee Man Fong was a Chinese-Indonesian artist. From 1946 till 1952 he lived in the Netherlands, which is one of the reasons his paintings often show oriental as well as Western influences. Later on he served as palace painter of the first Indonesian president Sukarno. Zeeuws Veilinghuis
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LEE MAN FONG Christie's
Lee Man Fong was an artist who found the greatist inspiration in the everyday, and dedicated his career to composing lyrical masterpieces of life and harmony. After relocating to Indonesia in 1932 from Singapore, Lee was granted the Maino scholarship in Holland by the Dutch Vicery in 1946, which allowed him to spend six years of formal artistic.
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LEE MAN FONG (19131988)
Lee Man Fong is considered one of the most lyrical and accomplished Chinese-born painters to live and flourish in Southeast Asia. Born in the Chinese province of Guangzhou in 1913, Lee migrated to Singapore at the age of three, spending the formative part of his adult life in Indonesia before returning to Singapore in his retirement years.
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Lee Man Fong's tableau vivant of life in Bali begins from the left, where the Barong, the mythological protective animal spirit of the village is being tended to by the elderly (and presumably wisest) male village chief. The Barong depicted is a Barong Ket which traces its root to pre-Hindu traditions. With its wonderfully elaborate mask, it is.
Lee Man Fong (19131988) Indonesian auction December 2017 Zeeuws Veilinghuis
Lee Man Fong (1913-1988) is one of the most important pioneer artists of Southeast Asia and his importance is growing as more of his paintings are being exhibited and published. This exhibition reflects Lee Man Fong's extraordinary career with works selected from various leading collections. It reaffirms his contribution and influence as a.
Lee Man Fong (19131988) Indonesian auction December 2017 Zeeuws Veilinghuis
Lee Man Fong was a painter born in Guangzhou, China. His father, a merchant with ten children, brought him to Singapore. When his father died in 1930, Man Fong had to work hard to earn a living for his mother and siblings using his skill in painting ads and artwork. However, that was not enough for him. In 1932, he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia.
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LEE MAN FONG Christie's
Lee Man Fong, born in 1913 in Guangzhou, China, is one of the most important pioneer artists of Southeast Asia and his importance is growing as more of his paintings are being exhibited and published.
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Sold Price Lee Man Fong (19131988) November 3, 0120 200 PM CET
Lee Man Fong (born November 14, 1913 - April 3, 1988) was a painter born in Guangzhou, China. His father, a merchant with ten children, brought him to Singapore. When his father died in 1930, Man Fong had to work hard to earn a living for his mother and siblings using his skill in painting ads and artwork. However, that was not enough for him.
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LEE MAN FONG (INDONESIA, 19131988)
Ho Kung-Shang, The Oil Paintings of Lee Man Fong: The Pioneer Artist of Indonesia and Singapore, Art Book Co., Ltd, Taipei, Taiwan, 1984, p. 87, colorplate EB10 Condition This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There is evidence of light craquelure at the white snow and paint shrinkage at the hat and hair of the girl.
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LEE MAN FONG (Indonesian, 19131988)
Lee Man Fong was a Chinese-born Indonesian painter. His distinctive elegant depictions of Balinese people focused on capturing his subjects during their work and while engaging in cultural traditions. Fong's work fuses qualities of traditional Chinese ink painting with narrative and compositional qualities reminiscent of 17th-century Dutch.