Stepping into the 40's, the classical realistic composition with precision could still be seen from Yee Bon's paintings, using brilliant and vibrant colours for the light and tone to depict the scene of country and fishing villages which he adored most. Fishing Berth, 1942, has a steady yet rhythmic composition, with dark green trees stringing out in a long line, dividing the picture freely but neatly into two parts from the middle. The upper part of the picture is a tender sea of overlapping clouds in darkening grey, surging like tides in the sky at twilight, enveloping the khaki mountain range of undulating ridges. In the lower part of the picture, the oval arc-shaped bay harbours the little returned f...