Bangka
signed (lower right)
oil on wood
20” x 18 1/2” (51 cm x 47 cm)

Noted for his abilities as an illustrator and his exceptional drafting style that is at once refined and sprightful, these traits easily brought him into the circle of the Thirteen Moderns. His leanings as an artist bent towards ‘neo-rural’ themes of the countryside, and whether he captured a bario lass or, as in this case, a seaside fishing village, his brush was never wanting in strength and force, the layers ever so thick and rife with robustness.