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Lim Tze Peng
BD 秋山林木 - 黄公望 - Mountains and Forests of Autumn by Huang Gong Wang (LP), 2004
Chinese Ink on Paper, 140 x 70 cm
USD 7,600 – 9,400
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About the artwork
Lim Tze Peng writes the first line 谁家亭子傍西湾 of the poem 秋山林木 or the Mountains and Forests of Autumn by Yuan Dynasty landscape painter and poet Huang Gong Wang. The entire poem reads: 谁家亭子傍西湾，高树抉疏出石间。落叶尽随溪雨去，只留秋色满空山。 Translated, it reads: To whose family does the pavilion bordering West Bay belong, tall trees are scattered amongst the rocks. Falling leaves are swept away by creek and rain water, leaving only autumn colours that fill the empty mountains.
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.