Rural landscape Singapore
Lim Hak Tai
Xiamen 28.05.1893 — Singapore 14.02.1963
Lim Hak Tai, SK (simplified Chinese: 林学大; traditional Chinese: 林學大; pinyin: Lín Xué Dà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Ha̍k-tāi) was one of Singapore's pioneer artist at the turn of the 20th century, and was the person who inspired the Nanyang School of art form, to reflect the 'Nanyang' (South-east Asia) region, both in painting style and subject matter.
1893–1963