Two Portraits by Wang Shaoling

Wang Shaoling (Wong Siu Ling), 1909-1989, a native of Taishan, Guangdong, was a Hong Kong’s first generation artists. In 1913, Wong moved to Hong Kong and studied Western painting. In 1935, Wang and some Hong Kong artists, including Luis Chan, joined the Hong Kong Arts Society where he met the Peking-based artist Xu Beihong. In 1937, together with Li Tiefu and Yee Bon, Wang went to visit Guilin with Xu Beihong. In 1938, with the encouragement of Xu Beihong, Wang left Hong Kong for the United States to further his studies in art at the California School of Fine Arts. He specialised in oil and watercolour painting. Here are two portraits that came up for auction recently…