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1912 Amoy, China - 1979 Singapore. Known for: Plein aire watercolor painting.
Lim Cheng Hoe was a watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of... Read full biography
Lim Cheng Hoe was a watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of interest in watercolour art in the local art scene and in turn, the founding of the Singapore Watercolour... Read full biography
Lim Cheng Hoe was a watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of interest in watercolour art in the local art scene and in turn, the founding of the Singapore Watercolour Society. He also was a contrast from other pioneer artists schooled in mainstream Chinese art aesthetic culture, by being a product of Western art education and a primarily self-taught artist. Born in... Read full biography
Lim Cheng Hoe was a watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of interest in watercolour art in the local art scene and in turn, the founding of the Singapore Watercolour Society. He also was a contrast from other pioneer artists schooled in mainstream Chinese art aesthetic culture, by being a product of Western art education and a primarily self-taught artist. Born in 1912, Lim and his family moved to Singapore from Amoy when he was 7. As a boy, Lim loved to draw, and would continue to explore and experiment with his pencil day in day out. In 1928, he attended school at the Raffles Institution where he found... Read full biography
Lim Cheng Hoe was a watercolourist recognized as one of the key pioneer artists in Singapore, along with his peers Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Chong Swee. He was credited for the amalgamation of interest in watercolour art in the local art scene and in turn, the founding of the Singapore Watercolour Society. He also was a contrast from other pioneer artists schooled in mainstream Chinese art aesthetic culture, by being a product of Western art education and a primarily self-taught artist. Born in 1912, Lim and his family moved to Singapore from Amoy when he was 7. As a boy, Lim loved to draw, and would continue to explore and experiment with his pencil day in day out. In 1928, he attended school at the Raffles Institution where he found first love with watercolour art, and received art instruction from Richard Walker, his school art teacher and the first Art Inspector of Schoo... Read full biography