Property from the Betty Ann Mandus-Lane Revocable Trust, Port Orange, FL

Description:

Shao Kuang Ting (Chinese, b. 1939), Portrait of a Woman, Gouache, signed lower left, depicting a woman with flowing hair in front of a boat, in decorative mat and thin black frame. Frame size: 24 1/2 in. x 24 in.

Shao Kuang Ting is an American-Chinese figurative painter and printmaker. Best known for his contribution to the Yunnan Art School style. His calligraphic works, paintings, and handcrafted serigraphs on paper, often featured a stylized woman surrounded by vibrant abstractions. The artist’s work draws heavily on both Ancient Egyptian and Art Nouveau aesthetics. Born on October 7, 1939 in Chenggu County, China, Ting received his formal art training at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in Beijing. After graduating, he taught at the Yunnan Art Institute in Kunming, China. Ting currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. (ArtNet)

Measurements: Height: by sight 18 7/8 in. x Width: 18 1/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, some faint creasing to paper, small tear in center below hand, waviness and minor craquelure to white on figures shoulder, some fogginess to inside of glass, wear to edges of frame.

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