ARTIST: Kam Cheung Ling (Hong Kong, 1911 - 1991)
TITLE: Asian Man Smoking
MEDIUM: watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Very good. Framed under glass.
ART SIZE: 20 x 15 inches / 50 x 38 cm
FRAME SIZE: 26 x 20 inches / 66 x 50 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Kam Cheong Ling (1911-1991) was one of the first artists to take on western style painting in Macau. For over 30 years (1950 to 1980) he painted the city and its people. His work includes watercolor, charcoal and penciled drawings used to sketch his paintings before he painted them on canvas. But what makes Kam's work an important legacy is the fact that it shows a strong western influence. This influence comes from the days he was a student of master Choi Veng Cheng, who is considered to be the founder of Chinese watercolor painting. In Kam's work, influences of George Chimmery and George Smirnoff can also be recognized, as these two western artists also painted Macau. Born in Xinhui, in the Guangdong province, Kam arrived from Hong Kong to Macau during 1954 and, although a reserved person, he would have a significant influence amongst the artistic circles of Macau, through both Macau's Yu Un Association of Chinese Painters and Calligraphists, of which he was a founding member, and in the creation of Macau's Fine Arts Academy, where he taught watercolor painting from the 50's until the 70's. Ling also participated in several exhibitions organized by these associations. Heavily influenced by western style, he painted the territory for more than 30 years and left numerous disciples. Among the works he left that stand out the most were the watercolors. Kam's works are in private collections and museums around the world.