Lot 271
Kiss me, Kiss me
Walasse TING (Chinese-American, 1929 - 2010)
1974
Acrylic Crayon on cardboard
77 x 102 cm
Estimate
TWD 950,000-2,000,000
HKD 247,000-519,000
USD 31,500-66,300
CNY 216,000-455,000
Sold Price
TWD 1,560,000
HKD 398,977
USD 50,881
CNY 360,277
Signature
Signed on the reverse Ting, titled Kiss me,
Kiss me, inscribed 77 x 102 cm and dated 1974
ILLUSTRATED
TING, Galerie Adrien Maeght, Paris, 1974
Kiss me, inscribed 77 x 102 cm and dated 1974
ILLUSTRATED
TING, Galerie Adrien Maeght, Paris, 1974
+ OVERVIEW
By the 1970s, Ting has gathered a tremendous creative energy having spent more than ten years in New York. While his artistic style changed from abstract to figurative paintings, “women” was always his favorite topic where he spent most of his energy. While living in New York, Ting began to develop a style which the strokes were strong and wild, the colors vibrant, proud, and unconventional, an approach reflecting Ting’s character. One cannot deny that the city itself, free, innovative, and blooming with culture, also took part in shaping Ting’s unique style. In the work "Kiss me, Kiss me" outlined with bold, confident brushstrokes, this painting demonstrates the artist’s expert deftness complemented by an unruly sense of assurance—a freedom and spontaneity characteristic of Fauvism artworks. The woman in the painting leaned comfortably on her back, perfectly composed and unabashed as she displays her feminine beauty. In the background, powerful splashes and drippings of hue invoke the influence of abstract expressionism while blending perfectly into the chunks of highly saturated colors. The boundless creative energy and streaming vitality that burst forth is moreover a succinct and powerful statement of Ting’s extraordinary artistic expression, and imbues the artwork with an air of delighted bliss.
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Modern & Contemporary Art
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