Zao Wou-Ki
Chinese, 1921-2013
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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Blue Rythms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture.
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Blue Ruthms (Agerup 188)
after the 1966 painting, Peinture.
Etching with aquatint, 1968
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 95 (74/95)
Plate: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2"
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1960s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
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Aquatint
$15,000
H 17.5 in W 21.5 in
Sans titre
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Barbizon, FR
Lithographie originale en 8 couleurs, édition en 99 exemplaires sur papier Arches, 26 épreuves sur papier Japon et 25 épreuves d'artistes.
Epreuve signée et datée 98, numérotée 28/99...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Zao Wou-Ki
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Lithograph
Canto Pisan (Planche 7)
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1972
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 73/150
Publisher : Pierre Belfond, Paris
Printer : Atelier Bellini, Paris
Catalog : [Agerup 224]
51.50 c...
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1970s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
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Etching, Aquatint
Forêt Perdue
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lithographon BFK Rives paper , 1955
Limited edition of 125 copies
Numbered as: epreuve d'essai ( a proof before the final print run )
Sheet size: 65.5 x 50.5 cm
Publisher : L'oeuvre ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Zao Wou-Ki
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Paper
Untitled
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent work in Indian ink and "levi" ink, counter glued on strong paper and accompanied by a certificate from the Zao Wou-Ki Foundation.
Zao Wou-Ki was born in Beijing on 1 F...
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1990s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
Materials
India Ink, Rice Paper
Composition I, from: Canto Pisan - Chinese French Canto Literature Abstract
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in London, GB
This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Zao Wou-Ki" in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil from ...
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1970s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$7,100
H 20.48 in W 13.78 in
Composition - Original lithograph (Agerup #211)
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Paris, IDF
Zao Wou-Ki
Composition
Original lithograph, 1971
Size 31 x 24 cm (c. 12,2 x 9,5 in)
Edited by XX Siecle, San Lazarro
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne Agerup #211
Very good condition
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1970s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
Materials
Lithograph
"Hommage a Nobutaka Shikanai, " Zao Wou-Ki, Abstract Lithograph Mid-century Print
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in New York, NY
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Hommage a Nobutaka Shikanai - 1991, (Agerup 354)
Color lithograph on BFK Rives watermarked paper, full margins
24 x 18 1/4 inches
Signed and titled in the sheet
Published by Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo
Zao (Zhao) Wou Ki combines Oriental landscape abstraction with French influence. He was born in Beijing on February 13, 1921, and from the age of ten, Zao drew and painted with great freedom. He learned from his grandfather that calligraphy is an art when it transmits an emotion to the person looking at it. At age fourteen he enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, where he remained for six years. He studied and then taught at the Hongchow National Academy of Fine Arts. In 1942, he organized an exhibition of works by his teacher, Wu Dayu, along with some of his own.
In 1948, he moved to Paris where he has lived and worked ever since, although he has exhibited in New York City. He attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and lived at Rue du Moulin Vert nearby Alberto Giacometti's studio. Making the acquaintance of Hans Hartung, Nicolas de Staël, Pierre Soulages, Viera da Silva...
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1990s Abstract Zao Wou-Ki
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Paper, Lithograph
$9,600 Sale Price
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H 31 in W 23.5 in
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