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(b. 1913, Guangdong, China–d. 1988, Jakarta, Indonesia) was a prominent artist based in Indonesia and Singapore.
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Primarily working with oil paintings, Lee was associated with the Nanyang style, which blends Chinese techniques and subjects with Western composition styles and mediums.
Early life and education
Born in Guangdong in 1913, Lee was three years old when his family emigrated to Singapore.
His father, Lee Lingxi, managed a shop selling Western-style clothes and Chinese furniture on High Street.
Lee was educated at YangzhengSchool and St Andrew’s School. At the former, he was taught to sketch life forms by Mei Yutian, a master in the Lingnan style of Chinese brush painting.
From the age of 16, Lee learnt the techniques of oil painting from Huang Qingquan. His first oil painting, The Shuanglin Temple (1929), demonstrated an early aptitude for perspective and composition.
Move to Indonesia and career
After his father died in 1930, Lee drew cart