Title
Portrait of Cui Jing
Creator
Year/Period
1948
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 37 x 27 cm,
Frame size: Unframed
Frame size: Unframed
Accession No.
2003-03603
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the artist’s family
Born in Fujian Province, Liu Kang (1911-2004) received his formal training in Shanghai Academy of Fine Art, where he was exposed to Chinese paintings. In 1928, he went to Paris where he was influenced by art movements such as Fauvism and Post-Impressionism. Not only was he one of Singapore’s pioneer artists, he was also a leading figure in the Society of Chinese Artists and the Singapore Art Society. In 1970, he was awarded the Public Service Star for his contributions in the field of art.Liu believed that life drawing is the most challenging art practice. Throughout his artistic career, Liu continued to draw the human figure; most of them are studies but many can also be treated as completed works.
