Born in 1923, Lim Tze Peng is mainly a self-taught artist. Ink paintings and calligraphic works are predominantly featured in his work, though there is a small collection of early 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. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 2003.This semi-abstract painting of Lake Toba and its surrounding hills is an early work by Lim in oil, a medium he started using in the 1950s before turning to focus on ink in the 1970s.
