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 spent his formative years in Paris and the influence of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements can be seen in his handling of the paint. This landscape painting is one of the few surviving works from that early period of Liu’s stylistic oeuvre.
