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This captivating painting by Lim Tze Peng, Singapore’s most celebrated living artist, depicts bump boats stationed along the Singapore River with Clarke Quay as the backdrop. The vivid colors and bold brushwork capture the vibrancy of river life in the 1960s–70s, when the tongkangs and bumboats were essential to Singapore’s trade and daily livelihood.

Through his expressive lines and glowing palette, Lim immortalizes a moment of history where commerce, community, and culture converged along the riverbanks. Today, Clarke Quay is a modern lifestyle hub, but in this painting, its nostalgic past lives on.

For collectors and investors, this piece represents not only an artistic treasure steeped in heritage, but also an investment in Singapore’s cultural legacy, masterfully documented by Lim Tze Peng.