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About the artwork

Lim Tze Peng beautifully captures an old Chinatown street scene in Singapore. The composition features traditional colonial-style shophouses with wooden shutters, while vibrant market umbrellas in reds, blues, and yellows bring life to the foreground. Seated figures around tables suggest a bustling outdoor market. The earthy color palette and simplified, geometric shapes of the people evoke a nostalgic, warm atmosphere. Lim’s expressive brushwork and stylized figures convey the energy and communal spirit of the area, making this a lively and evocative depiction of Singapore’s past.

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.