Docking, 1980 by Lim Tze Peng captures the rhythmic energy of dock workers preparing vessels for departure. The sweeping brushstrokes and dynamic composition convey the bustling activity of Singapore’s waterfront during a period of rapid development. With a focus on movement and industry, the painting highlights the hardworking spirit that defined the country’s maritime legacy.

Dimensions 680 × 680 mm
Year 1980
Categories Collectors' Market, Paintings

Docking

Artist

Dimensions 680 × 680 mm
Year 1980

$45,000.00

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Docking, 1980 by Lim Tze Peng captures the rhythmic energy of dock workers preparing vessels for departure. The sweeping brushstrokes and dynamic composition convey the bustling activity of Singapore’s waterfront during a period of rapid development. With a focus on movement and industry, the painting highlights the hardworking spirit that defined the country’s maritime legacy.

Dimensions 680 × 680 mm
Year 1980
Categories Collectors' Market, Paintings
Lim Tze Peng
Lim Tze Peng

Singapore

Born on September 28, 1921 in Singapore, Lim Tze Peng is recognised as one of Singapore’s most pre-eminent visual artists, particularly within the Chinese ink and calligraphic tradition, and a second-generation member of the Nanyang Artists. Over the course of his long artistic career which started in the 1950s (alongside his equally impressive tenure in the education service as the principal of Xinmin Secondary School), the self-taught and home-grown artist has come to develop a culturally, aesthetically, and critically significant oeuvre. In 2003, Lim was conferred the prestigious Cultural Medallion (Visual Arts) in honour of his centrality in Singapore art and culture. Lim was also the recipient of the Public Administration Medal in 1963 and Public Service Medal in 1981, as well as a Special Prize at the 1977 Commonwealth…