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Zao Wou-KiEtching No. 187, from: The Skin of Things - Chinese French Lyrical Abstraction1968
1968
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About the Item
This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature '693’ [1968].
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 114, at the lower left margin.
This etching and aquatint was printed by Imprimerie Arte, Paris and published in a limited edition of 114 signed and numbered impressions by Jean-Robert Arnaud, Paris.
Note: This subject is one of ten published in the folio ‘La peau des choses’ [The Skin of Things] in 1968. The folio also included works by Huguette-Arthur Bertrand, Cesar, Émile Gilioli, James Guitet, Hans Hartung, John-Franklin Koenig, Gérard Schneider, Pierre Soulages and Victor Vasarely.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki - The Graphic Work - A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 187
Condition: Very good condition. A pale band of time-staining along the lower sheet edge.
- Creator:Zao Wou-Ki (1921, Chinese)
- Creation Year:1968
- Dimensions:Height: 20.04 in (50.9 cm)Width: 14.77 in (37.5 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Edition of 114Price: $9,500
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18014952972
Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki was born in Beijing, China, on February 13, 1921, to a wealthy family descended from the Song Dynasty.
French-educated Chinese artist Lin Fengmian was Wou-Ki’s teacher at the China Academy of Art from 1935–41 and encouraged him to study abroad in Paris. Wou-Ki made the move in 1948 with a substantial amount of financial backing and later adopted France as his new home, remaining in the country, besides a few short trips abroad, until his death.
In Paris, Wou-Ki quickly joined a large postwar French art circle, composed of key writers, poets, painters and cultural figures, including Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Riopelle and Vieira da Silva, among others. This networking helped position himself at the top of the Lyrical Abstraction movement. By his mid-30s, Wou-Ki had decided to devote his artistic career to abstract painting that blended Eastern and Western stylistic traditions.
In 2011, Wou-Ki was referred to in art publications as the top-selling living Chinese artist. He died in Nyon, Switzerland, on April 9, 2013, at the age of 93.
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