Walasse Ting

(American/Chinese, 1929–2010)

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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Miss World, 1975
Sold price: 1,825,608 USD

Walasse Ting Artworks

Walasse Ting (4,182 results)

Untitled

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Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Untitled

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Can you imagine what I am thinking of?

Walasse Ting

Can you imagine what I am thinking of?

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Composition, 1961

Walasse Ting

Composition, 1961

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Walasse Ting

Sale Date: April 27, 2010

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Visage

Walasse Ting

Sale Date: April 27, 2010

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Reclining nude

Walasse Ting

Reclining nude

Sale Date: April 5, 2010

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Nude with flowers

Walasse Ting

Nude with flowers

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Three beauties

Walasse Ting

Three beauties

Sale Date: April 5, 2010

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Nude on a bed of flowers

Walasse Ting

Nude on a bed of flowers

Sale Date: April 5, 2010

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My shit and my love 10 poems (2 works), 1961

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My shit and my love 10 poems (2 works), 1961

Sale Date: March 28, 2010

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Femme au chat

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Femme au chat

Sale Date: April 2, 2010

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Nue

Walasse Ting

Sale Date: April 2, 2010

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Bonjour Henri

Walasse Ting

Bonjour Henri

Sale Date: March 22, 2010

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Woman with cat, 1985

Walasse Ting

Woman with cat, 1985

Sale Date: March 8, 2010

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Nude with hat (+ Two parrots, various sizes; pair)

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Nude with hat (+ Two parrots, various sizes; pair)

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Rice Paper Painting / Peinture sur papier de , 1984

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Rice Paper Painting / Peinture sur papier de , 1984

Sale Date: February 22, 2010

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Kiss my tits, 1979

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Kiss my tits, 1979

Sale Date: March 8, 2010

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Rainbow lunch, 1963

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Rainbow lunch, 1963

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Les amies, 1986

Walasse Ting

Les amies, 1986

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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Roue vicinale, New York, 1972

Walasse Ting and Pierre Alechinsky

Roue vicinale, New York, 1972

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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Woman with flowers and parrots

Walasse Ting

Woman with flowers and parrots

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Orange ecstasy, 1990

Walasse Ting

Orange ecstasy, 1990

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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I want you to want me

Walasse Ting

I want you to want me

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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