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 an avid traveller who visited exotic villages and modern cities to seek out subject matter for his art, stopping only in recent years due to age. In 2000, even in his late seventies, Lim travelled to France to paint the famous landmarks such as the River Seine and the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris.
