Boat Houses is a cardinal example of the amalgamation of Classical elements of the late Impressionism and the spiritual poetic quality and aesthetic philosophy of ink painting, the simultaneous incorporation of these sentiments results in the liberated and unrestrained lively aura of Pang's paintings. In essence, the Impressionist notion of instantaneity is transpired through the comprehension of a sense of the time, as the painting captivates an instantaneous moment in time. When the delicate autumn branches on the left and the shrubbery leafy sprigs on the right frames and opens up into a scenery of quietude, where the sailer aviate the sampan across the peaceful water towards further sampans along the shore, which continues to extend further into the distant mountainous backdrop. The potent lines and simple figuration composed of a freehand style of calligraphic strokes and rhythms imbues the composition with the ethereal beauty of expressionist tradition further imbue by the employment of the calligraphy like signature and appearance of a seal mark.

The present lot is a very fine exemplar of Pang's exquisite utilization of colours as the artist posits "The reason my landscapes were popular was precisely that they have a fine grasp of the grey tone, To my observation, the grand mountains and deep waters of China are definitely to be portrayed in grey, and the grey, consonant with the sentiment and ethereality of Chinese poetry and the reserved and low key style of Chinese people, reveals the spirituality of Chinese Culture. " Pang's grey varies in different perspective as illuminated by the present lot, where the subtle shadow and light on the water is rendered with simple strokes that intersect and flow as a river, from which the life of a painting springs. the most essential characteristic of Pang's ideal oil painting exists in the way he observes and expresses the objective world, as Mozart expresses himself through music, Pang likewise embodies his feelings and thoughts through brushstrokes that linger and whirls across the canvas. "Boat Houses" illuminates a refined atmosphere that epitomizes Pang's passion for life and patriotic tendencies in the form of his unique interpretation of the mild and misty impressions of whirling rivers that lead to high mountains, where the vicissitudes of time are transferred into poetic and peaceful landscapes.