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About the artwork
CSS 000125 The paintings of Lim Tze Peng exude a sense of nostalgia and remembrance of the past. Bumboats were used to ferry goods to and fro with the advent of trade in Singapore and a proliferation of different types of boats filled the Singapore River. With a combination of defined ink outlines to demarcate familiar forms and the murky depths of ink washes, a peaceful image of river activity is painted.
About the artist
Born in Singapore in 1921, Lim Tze Peng is one of Singapore’s most significant artists and a living legend. Renowned for his Chinese ink creations of post-independence Singapore, he also practices Chinese calligraphy. Alongside local and international exhibitions, his masterpieces are exhibited in prominent Singapore institutions and part of many prestigious collections. Lim has been bestowed several awards including the Special Prize at the Commonwealth Art Exhibition in England in 1977 and the prestigious Cultural Medallion in Singapore in 2003. In May 2012, he broke records with the sale of his works at a Christies auction in Hong Kong.