Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

A magnificent tribute to one of Singapore’s most iconic landmarks, “Chinatown Scene,” depicted in monotones, preserves the bustle and vibrance of the location perfectly. Demonstrating control and a mastery of his contemporary ink technique, Lim Tze Peng creates washes of ink and landscape details - conveying an image of Chinatown that can be preserved in time.

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.