Original color composition by Dolorès Ling. Subject: Birds in flight. Dolorès LING (1932-1999) Untitled, signed lower right. Color composition painted on Xuan paper which is very ancient and was used in China for writing and painting. It is famous for the softness and fineness of its texture, ideal for rendering at its best the artistic expression, be it calligraphy or painting. Measures: 21 3/4" W x 17 3/4" H x 1 1/8" D This calligraphy art would enhance any setting. About the Artist: Dolorés Ling was born in Vienna in 1932, to a Chinese father and an Austrian mother. From childhood, Ling lived in a world where art was present. From an early age, she studied classical dance at the Vienna Opera School. At the same time, she continued her musical and theatrical training. Thanks to the influence of her parents, she studied language and art history at the University of Vienna, and Far Eastern art history at the University of Hamburg. In America, she studied lithography at the School of Art Institute in Chicago and other printmaking techniques at Loyola University. Extended stays in Germany, Eastern Europe and the United States enriched her artistic experience. From these mixed influences of the Far East and the West, dance and Chinese calligraphy, Ling has developed a gestural, lyrical painting that is as much abstract as it is figurative. Based on a symbolism inspired by Asian philosophies, her painting is a sign, a bridge between the symbolic language of Asia and representative pictorial art.