Walasse Ting world record

With this spring’s impressive record hammer price of DKK 650,000 for Walasse Ting’s painting “Kiss Me Under Moonlight” from 1976, the auction market is particularly receptive to further works by the artist. We are currently seeking paintings by the Chinese-American artist for this summer’s international auction at Bredgade.

Born in Shanghai, Walasse Ting (1929–2010) moved via Hong Kong and Paris to New York, where he was inspired by Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. He is, however, best known for his colourful, figurative paintings of nude women, birds and flowers.
Besides being an artist, he was also the author of several books on art, among other subjects. Today, he is represented at a number of the world’s leading art museums, including MOMA and Guggenheim in New York, Tate Modern in London, Pompidou in Paris and Hong Kong Museum of Art.

Auction record

827/676: Walasse Ting: “Kiss Me Under Moonlight”, 1976. Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Acrylic on canvas. 101 x 153. Hammer price: DKK 650,000

Samples from this summer’s auction:

• Walasse Ting: Composition with women and flowers. Signed with the artist’s red stamp. Gouache on paper pasted on canvas. 80 x 125. Estimate: DKK 125,000

• Walasse Ting: Reclining woman with flowers. Signed with the artist’s red stamp. Watercolour and gouache on paper pasted on canvas. 16.5 x 22. Estimate: DKK 8,000–10,000

• Walasse Ting: Composition. Signed with the artist’s red stamp. Acrylic on paper pasted on canvas. 37 x 49. Estimate: DKK 15,000

Consignment

If you are in possession of works by Walasse Ting which you would like to sell at this summer’s international auction at Bredgade, the final deadline for consignment is Wednesday 25 April. We are open for consignment at our department at Sundkrogsgade 30 in Copenhagen and Søren Frichs Vej 34D in Aarhus on weekdays and Saturdays.

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