Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

This artwork by Lim Tze Peng offers a snapshot of a traditional Chinatown market scene. The focus is on a vibrant street market, where vendors are selling a variety of goods, including pears, fish, and chickens, indicated by the colorful signs and displays. In the foreground, people are gathered around stalls, exchanging goods, while others stand beneath the shade of large umbrellas. The market is alive with energy, evoked through the simplified yet dynamic figures, each drawn with clean lines and minimal details. The expressive brushstrokes and bold, stylized forms reflect Lim Tze Peng's ability to capture the everyday life of old Singapore while infusing it with a sense of vitality and nostalgia. This work beautifully conveys the spirit of Chinatown’s bustling street markets from a bygone era.

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.