Lai Fong of Calcutta – Sierra Miranda in Hong Kong Harbour

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Lai Fong biography

Lai Fong, a painter active between 1890 and 1910, emigrated from Hong Kong to Calcutta where he became a leading pier head painter. As a result of his position, Fong became renowned for the large number of ship portraits he produced during his career. Fong rarely featured coastal landscapes in his work preferring to render the ships on their ocean bound leg. He was known for his scrupulously accurate depictions, particularly of these four-masted barques.

Lai Fong artworks in UK public collections

Available Old Master & Traditional artworks