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This early one of a kind piece by Tew Nai Tong depicts a row of stilt houses rendered in the style of Impressionism reflecting the artist’s Nanyang school of thought – juxtaposition of colours are applied liberally and swiftly giving the notion that this painting was executed en plein air. Stilt houses are also known as kelong - built by fishermen primarily for fishing purposes - although larger structures can also function as dwellings for them and their families. Created upon graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and prior to attending the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, this piece demonstrates the artist’s sound compositional understanding. Although his stylistic individuality had yet to be discovered, Fishing Village is an early indication of Nai Tong’s astounding capability in developing his hallmark figurations.