Born in 1923, Lim Tze Peng is largely a self-taught artist. In his oeuvre, ink paintings and calligraphic works feature prominently, although there is a small number of oils, watercolours and drawings. He created a unique style of ink painting using rich brush and tonal details, and this approach is often regarded as a manifestation of the Nanyang Style in the ink medium. Lim, a school principal until his retirement in the early 1980s, was awarded the Cultural Medallion by the Singapore government in 2003.Lim was a frequent traveller who visited exotic villages and modern cities to seek subject matter for his art, stopping only in recent years due to age. During his sojourn to France when he was in his late seventies, Lim captured the street life and iconic landmarks in both ink and oil mediums.
