PROVENANCE:
Collection of Mr. Sheng–hua Lu, Vancouver (acquired directly from the artist)

“Around early June 1996, Walasse Ting came south to visit Taichung with some of his friends, including Kuan Kuan and Chang Chieh. There, they attended the opening ceremony of a painting exhibition held by the artist Gu Chong–guang. I held a dinner in their honor at the Taichung Grand Hotel that night. After returning to the Netherlands, Mr. Ting heard that I suffered from nervous headaches, and sent a letter asking after me. Enclosed with the letter was the painting ‘The Bather,’ to help relieve the pain.” (Mr. Sheng–hua Lu, the artist's friend and former Director of the Shiy De–jinn Foundation)