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Zao Wou-KiVenice1951
1951
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ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 - 2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Venice Venise, 1951
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Etching on BFK Rives Wove Paper
Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cm. / 21.9 x 15 in.
Image size: 27 x 24 cm. / 10.6 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Zao Wou-Ki" at the lower right margin.
It is dated “51” [1951] next to the signature.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
The lithograph was printed by G. Leblanc, Paris in 1951 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions.
The paper Rives watermark in the lower right margin.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki - The Graphic Work - A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 61
- Creator:Zao Wou-Ki (1921, Chinese)
- Creation Year:1951
- Dimensions:Height: 21.86 in (55.5 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Very good condition. A pale area of staining around the image from a previous mount. The extreme lower margin with a horizontal fold. Pinpoint foxing across the sheet, mostly visible, verso. Remnants of adhesive and hinging tapes in the upper corners.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18010767042
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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