Works
The works
One entry per physical painting, consolidated across the three books that record his work. Browse a decade at a time, or jump straight to a painting by name.
Works whose year is not recorded in the source catalogues.
Other ways to browse
By series
Recurring subjects he returned to: peace doves, fishing villages, happy family, lotus, carps.
By subject
Four worlds he painted: Penang and harbour, fishing villages and sea, rural life and nature, festivals and figures.
Realism to abstraction
The arc of his handling, from measured realism to his later cubist and near-abstract works.
Recent work: the cubist turn
The faceted, high-colour paintings of his later years.