Lee Choon Kee, Old Punggol, 2001
Watercolour on paper
35 x 45 cm (visible), 47 x 57 x 1 cm (framed)
Condition: Very good.
Acquired from Affordable Art Fair, Singapore.
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Lee Choon Kee (Malaysian, b. 1944) is a second-generation Nanyang artist and a founding member of the Singapore Watercolour Society. He graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1965 and has remained a dedicated en plein air painter throughout his career.
Lee captures scenes from life with remarkable immediacy and sensitivity. From the early days of his career to the present, he has remained committed to painting on location, documenting fleeting moments with vivid precision. His chosen medium, watercolour, allows him to express the ever-changing interplay of light, colour, and atmosphere in his surroundings. Interestingly, some of his early works were painted on both sides of the paper, perhaps reflecting the shifting perspectives of his environment.
(Photographed in July 2026)