Walasse Ting (Asian American, 1929-2010)
Abstract painting, "The Horse", oil on canvas, signed on reverse Ting, 19 December 1958. Ht: 43.5" Wd: 57" Framed

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Attached are two documents illustrating the relationship between Walasse Ting and the consignor’s family. The first is a letter from Ting to Isadore Marder regarding a portrait. The second is a letter and accompanying photograph from the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the occasion of a visit from Walasse and Natalie Ting and Isadore Marder.

A note from the consignor: My parents were introduced to Walasse Ting in 1957 by Ilya and Resia Schor, two well-known New York artists who were close friends. Ting had recently come to the US via Paris shortly after his escape from Red China. Ting's family was viewed with disfavor by the communist government, and Ting actually had a price on his head. Ilya Schor advised my father that Ting was a talented artist worth his attention. My parents bought a watercolor portrait of two old friends being reunited after a long separation. My father took Ting shopping for clothes and gave him a stipend of $100 per month.

In 1957 and 1958, my parents together with another couple owned a summer camp. Ting was engaged as the arts counselor for the summer of 1958. At this camp, Ting painted the large horse you now have on consignment. I actually watched him do the work. He also painted the portrait in oil of my mother you also have on consignment. Most of the pieces you have are personally inscribed by Ting to my parents. There is a portrait of my father with a sketch of my mother lying on her back in the nude. In his inscription, Ting wishes my father great joy with my mother.

He lived in Manhattan where he worked. He was a frequent visitor, however, and never failed to bring me firecrackers. Ting introduced my parents to other artists including Sam Francis and Karel Apel. Their relationship endured from their first meeting to Ting's death in Amsterdam.

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