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Loading... Hong Kong, the changing scene: A record in art : Hong Kong Museum of Art, 8.2.80--9.3.80by Hong Kong Museum of Art
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)760.0449951The arts Printmaking and prints Printmaking and prints - modified standard subdivisionsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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Most are prints, the originals not having survived. A couple of oil paintings from the more recent end of the time range show heavy craquelure. A small number of watercolours from the same time are also included.
There's a lot of stylistic variation within the limits of Western realism and I liked a high number of the images. I gained a sense of just how mountainous the island is and learned that significant areas of developed coastal Hong Kong are reclaimed land. This process of reclamation started well before the 20th Century. (