{"product_id":"singapore-maxwell-kipling-1931","title":"Singapore - Maxwell\/Kipling 1931","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Original print from a watercolor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Poetic Glimpse of Pre-War Singapore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThis evocative print captures Singapore during its golden era as a colonial entrepôt, just a decade before the landscape would be irrevocably changed by the Second World War. It tells a story of a dual city: the traditional Malay \"kampung\" life on stilts in the foreground set against the rising white neoclassical architecture of the colonial administrative center across the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eCommissioned to illustrate a selection of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"\u003eRudyard Kipling’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003eEastern Verses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Maxwell’s work does not just document a location; it captures an atmosphere. The towering tropical clouds and the mix of traditional sailing craft alongside modern steam vessels in the harbor perfectly reflect the \"crossroads of the East\" identity that defined Singapore in the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Kipling Connection:\u003c\/b\u003e This artwork was specifically created to accompany the evocative poetry of Rudyard Kipling, the preeminent voice of the British Empire, published in London in 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Master of Light:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Maxwell was renowned for his ability to translate the hazy, humid light of the tropics into watercolor, a skill clearly visible in the treatment of the Singaporean sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Waterfront:\u003c\/b\u003e The white building in the background likely represents the Fullerton Building or the General Post Office, landmarks that served as the heartbeat of the colony's maritime communications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43737653739585,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/82BF2A84-579B-43D2-8C97-B1B39DCDE3A6.jpg?v=1775289705","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/singapore-maxwell-kipling-1931","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}