亞洲現代與當代藝術 Modern and Contemporary Asian Art

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Walasse TING
(Chinese-American, 1929 - 2010)
Pink Diamond Girl
1986
Acrylic on canvas
74.5 x 99.5 cm
Signed on the reverse Ting in English, titled Pink Diamond girl
and dated 86 Amsterdam
1986
74.5 x 99.5 cm
Pink Diamond girl ting 86 Amsterdam
PROVENANCE
Present ower acquired directly from Gallery Delaive,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NT$ 3,800,000-4,800,000
HK$ 1,024,000-1,294,000
US$ 130,900-165,300
RMB 824,000-1,041,000
Ting had spent his entire lifetime in the
pursuit of female beauty. He attracted the viewer’s attention with
vividly colored portrayals of gorgeous feminine bodies in paintings
that are direct manifestations of his excessively romantic nature,
while the women he portrayed evince a charm and delicacy like
the resplendent, ambrosial blossoms of springtime. “Pink Diamond
Girl” is a signature work the artist painted during his years in New
York. The liberal, unrestrained artistic atmosphere of the era later
played a major role in the formulation of Ting’s distinctive personal
style. Thence, his paintings transitioned from abstract to figurative
art, and his state of mind underwent drastic transformations as he
began to devote himself to a lifelong passion for female portrait
painting.
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. This portrait of a
nude women references the classicism
paintings of Titian, Manet, Modigliani,
Matisse, and others who created countless masterpieces in similar
composition. In Walasse Ting’s work, a posture of classical painting
is translated into one of utmost passion and zeal. It reveals the
heart’s unwavering desire to be naked before the world’s eyes, and
for this reason elevated Ting as one of true artists in the era’s.
/1935
Henri Matisse, Large Reclining Nude/ Pink Nude, 1935, oil on canvas, 66 x 92 cm
Collection of Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, USA
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