A monumental artistic collaboration titled "One Cent Life" by Walasse Ting. Edited by Sam Francis. Comprised of 62 (34 double-page, 59 in color) original lithographs by 28 artists on loose sheets. Original Pop-Art and COBRA graphics, 176 pages. Signed by Walasse Ting, H.C. Paris edition. Published by E.W. Kornfeld, Bern, Switzerland. Dedication in book, "For Lois and Max, lots of friendship, from Walasse & Natalie, 20 July 1964, Detroit." Also included is an original signed drawing depicting an expressive black bird by Walasse Ting, signed and dated 1964. Walasse Ting created the poetry for the book while the following artists provided the illustrations: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Kiki Kogelnik, Tom Wesselmann, James Rosenquist, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Claes Oldenburg, Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg and Sam Francis. Per E.W. Kornfield, "Ting wanted to publish the most international illustrated book, intended to illustrate his text, uniting tachisme, neo-dadaisme, pop art, and all other artistic movements. The idea was born from global experience, close contact with culture, pseudo-culture, primitive existential worries, urban erotic and eastern wisdom. It was a Herculean task, for which only a Chinese would have been able to muster the perseverance." From a private collection. Dimensions: 16.5"h x 12"w x 1.75"d. Prints are in excellent condition; book is in good vintage condition. Walasse Ting (1929-2010) was a Chinese-American visual artist and poet. His colorful paintings have attracted critical admiration and a popular following. Common subjects include nude women and cats, birds and other animals. He associated with artists such as Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group CoBrA. Ting started his career as an artist in Paris in the 1950s, where he became friends with artists such as Sam Francis and Pierre Alechinsky. His early works were influenced by the CoBrA group, a European art movement known for its use of expressive, childlike imagery. In the 1960s, Ting moved to New York City and became associated with the Pop Art movement. Today his works are stored in many world-class art galleries.

16.5 x 12 x 1.75 in