Lot 239
Floating Love
Walasse TING (Chinese-American, 1929 - 2010)
1973
Acrylic on canvas
180 x 242 cm
Estimate
TWD 3,400,000-4,600,000
HKD 926,000-1,253,000
USD 119,200-161,200
CNY 785,000-1,062,000
Sold Price
TWD 3,840,000
HKD 1,066,667
USD 137,143
CNY 886,836
Signature
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, America
+ OVERVIEW
In the same year the artist made this painting, he held a joint exhibition with Sam Francis and Joan Mitchell and propositioned as “Fresh Air School” at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, USA. This school takes the beauty of all things in nature as an endless source of inspiration, and emphasizes the randomness of creation, which all come from the artist's personal emotional and psychological characteristics. The thriving lakes and mountains are all turned into colors, driven by primitive desires and pouring out, revealing the united nature and paint two become one. Those splendid stipplings merge together to create a sense of time and space, the light perception, shape, line and energy expressed by the extremely immersive oil paint, which undoubtedly are the most representative painting vocabulary of the artist. This painting exhibits the passion and ecstasy in life, with colorful flowers always in full bloom. He brings out a distinctive visual experience of the moment, witnessing his wide range and multi-angle dimensions. His moment is ever immortalized on the canvas, reminding viewers of his philosophy of living in the present and facing oneself with honest and sincere.
Modern & Contemporary Art
Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei
Sunday, July 18, 2021, 2:00pm