Image size: 93.4 x 93 cm
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 often travelled with fellow artists to neighbouring countries on painting trips, sometimes with the Ten Men Art Group, an informal group of artists. ‘Untitled (Women by the Sea)’, a work probably produced on one of the trips, focuses on the colourfully dressed women workers, while the background is left untouched. Fine and simple lines narrate the activity while the delicate ink washes suggest a sunny day.
