Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

Boats along rivers are one of Lim Tze Peng's favourite subjects to document. The rivers themselves served as the lifeblood of communities in the past - ferrying both people and goods in the context of business and trade. Lim Tze Peng embarked on travels around the Southeast Asian region, painting his observations in bold and expressive ink strokes with vestiges of bright colour.

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.