On offer here is an ink and gouache on paper which illustrate a peaceful setting of fishing village. It is a serene village view with a few beautifully rested boats parked on the side and some figures are seen riding their boats to commute. This piece is an example of simplicity at its best. Tay Bak Koi, who studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in 1957-1960, worked in the Nanyang Style. The son of a seafood wholesaler, he had his first solo of 40 works at the Singapore National Library in 1964. In October 1996, The Art Gallery Penang hosted a solo for him, In Harmony With Nature. Bak Koi’s works are in the collection of the National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Hilton and Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Rashed al-Kalifa.