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ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)

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HKD 38 500 000
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26.05.2022 19:30UTC +08:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 770730
Lot 23 | ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
03.02.83.
signed in Chinese, signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘ZAO WOU-KI 200 x 200 cm 3.2.83.’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
200 x 200 cm. (78 3⁄4 x 78 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1983




Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki and will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonne prepared by Francoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen (Information provided by Fondation Zao Wou-Ki).



Literature

Artcurial, Zao Wou-Ki 1955-1988, exh. cat., Paris, 1988 (illustrated, p. 24).
Zao Wou-Ki, oleos, aguadas, exh. cat., Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 1992 (illustrated, plate 13-14).
Zao Wou-Ki & Françoise Marquet, ed., Zao Wou-Ki, Autoportrait, Artist Publishing Co., Taipei, 1993 (illustrated, p.83).
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, exh. cat., Taipei, 1993 (illustrated, p. 63).
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Urban Council of Hong Kong, Infinite Image and Space - A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, exh. cat., Hong Kong, 1996 (illustrated, p. 137).
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Zao Wou-Ki, exh. cat., Paris, 2003 (illustrated, p. 122).
Hôtel de Caumont, Zao Wou-Ki, Il ne fait jamais nuit (Zao Wou-Ki, It Never Gets Dark), exh. cat., Aix-en-Provence, 2021 (illustrated, p. 103).



Exhibited

Paris, Artcurial, Zao Wou-Ki 1955-1988, 1988.
Lisbon, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Zao Wou-Ki, oleos, aguadas, 11 February – 8 March 1992.
Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, March-May 1993.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Infinite Image and Space - A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, May-July 1996.
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Zao Wou-Ki, October-December 2003.
Aix-en-Provence, Hôtel de Caumont, Zao Wou-Ki, Il ne fait jamais nuit (Zao Wou-Ki, It Never Gets Dark), 19 May – 10 October 2021.
Artist:Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Western Europe, France, Asia, Europe
Category:Painting
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