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Stunning W. Tong Impressionist Hong Kong Streetscape Oil Painting Fram - $400 (Woodstock)
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A vibrant and stunning hand-painted original oil on canvas depicting a bustling Hong Kong street scene. Signed "W. Tong" in the lower right corner.
This striking painting captures the energy of Hong Kong and the famous trams with heavy palette knife impasto technique, creating a rich, three-dimensional surface texture you can feel. The scene features iconic double-decker trams, towering buildings, Chinese signage, traffic lights, pedestrians, and colorful storefronts — all rendered in bold strokes of blue, red, gold, ochre, and earth tones against a luminous sky.
The thick impasto brushwork gives this piece tremendous visual depth and presence on the wall. This is genuine hand-painted art with real texture — not a print or reproduction.
Pre Owned: Painting is in great shape: colors are vibrant and crisp and look good. Frame has some minor dings and marks from handling over time. But overall the piece is in good condition. See photos for details.
**MEASUREMENTS:**
- Overall framed size: approximately 23½" wide × 27¾" tall × 1½" deep
- Canvas size: approximately 20" × 24¾"
- Viewable image area: approximately 19¾" × 23¾"
- Weight: approximately 4 lbs 14 oz
**CONSTRUCTION & CONDITION:**
- Oil on canvas, palette knife / impasto technique
- Canvas stretched on Hobby Lobby wooden stretcher bars, stapled
- Presented in a Hobby Lobby dark mahogany-toned wooden frame
- Canvas was likely purchased in Hong Kong loose and then framed at a U.S. based Hobby Lobby.
- Equipped with hanging wire — ready to hang
- Metal hanging hardware on frame
- Painting is in excellent condition — vibrant colors, no visible damage, cracks, or losses to the paint surface
- Frame is in good condition with some minor wear wear and marks consistent with handling
**ABOUT THE ARTIST:**
W. Tong is a Hong Kong painter known for expressive palette knife oil paintings of Hong Kong cityscapes. Works by this artist are uncommon on the secondary market. A comparable W. Tong Hong Kong streetscape recently hammered at Atlanta Auction Gallery in 2024.