Walasse Ting
(American/Chinese, 1929–2010)
Biography
Walasse Ting was an American-Chinese artist known for his fluorescent colored paintings of cats, erotic nudes, and flowers. “Paintings are my honey, colors are my flowers, velocity is what’s required of a thief—he must paint as speedily as he draws a gun,” he once mused. Born Ding Xiongquan on October 13, 1929 in Wuxi, China, though largely self-taught, Ting briefly attended the Art Academy in Shanghai. Moving to Paris in 1952, he made the acquaintance of many of the members of the CoBrA movement, namely Karel Appel, Pierre Alechinsky, and Asger Jorn. Later in the 1950s, Ting moved to New York where immersed himself in the art scene, befriending Sam Francis and solidifying his association with Abstract Expressionism. During this period, he incorporated the bold strokes of traditional Chinese calligraphy into his practice. Finding critical acclaim, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970. The artist died on May 17, 2010 in New York, NY at the age of 80. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, among others.
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.jpg "鲨鱼 (Shark)")
.jpg "双美图 (Two women)")
.jpg "捧花图 (Lady holding flowers)")
.jpg "双女 (Two girls)")
.jpg "如花美女 (Flowery lady)")
.jpg "三裸女与鹦鹉 (Three nude women with parrots)")
.jpg "红发女子像 (Ginger haired lady), 1990–1999")
.jpg "蓝发女子像 (Blue haired lady), 1990–1999")
.jpg "衔花女人 (Lady with flower), 1990–1999")
.jpg "持扇侧卧女子 (Lady holding a floral fan), 1990–1999")
Walasse Ting
持扇侧卧女子 (Lady holding a floral fan), 1990–1999
Sale Date: October 5, 2013
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.jpg "鹦鹉 (A pair of parrots), 1990–1999")
.jpg "黄袜 斑点毯 (2 works)")
.jpg "持花扇的女人 (The beauty)")
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