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Walasse Ting
Walasse Ting (DING XIONGQUAN) (October 13, 1929 – May 17, 2010) Born in Wuxi, China in 1929, but raised in Shanghai, Walesse Ting is a self-taught painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet who began his life as an artist at a very young age, painting on sidewalks. He left China in 1949 and settled for a six year period in Paris beginning in 1952, where he lived as a poor struggling artist but became acquainted with artists Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group called COBRA.
His favourite subjects include deeply sensuous women, animals such as cats, birds and fishes and a broad range of flora and fauna.
He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship Award for Drawing.
Walasse Ting 2001 Woman with Flower Framed Painting Acrylic on Rice paper
Walasse Ting Mystery woman 2001 Painting Acrylic on Rice paper
Walasse Ting Black Cat 1981 Art Print Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper
Walasse Ting Green Horse and Women Art Lithograph on Arches Printers Proof
Walasse Ting Pink Horse and Women Art Lithograph on Arches Printers Proof
Walasse Ting Red Horse and Women Art Lithograph on Arches Printers Proof
Walasse Ting "Grape Flavor" – 1981 Print Lithograph on Somerset paper
Walasse Ting Lady With Vase 1981 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph