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

10.01.68.

Estimate
HKD 68,000,000 – HKD 98,000,000
Closed: 30 Nov 2022
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ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)

10.01.68.

Closed: 30 Nov 2022
Closed: 30 Nov 2022
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ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
10.01.68.
signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated ‘ZAO WOU-KI 10.1.68.’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
82 x 116.5 cm. (32 1/4 x 45 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1968
Provenance
Galerie de France, Paris
Private Collection
Christie’s New York, 4 May 1988, Lot 124
Private Collection
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2011, Lot 781
Private Collection, Asia
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24 November 2018, Lot 133
Acquired at the above sale 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
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Hier et Demain, Barcelona, 1978 (illustrated, p. 295).
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Rizzoli Publications, New York, 1979 ((illustrated, p. 295).
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Cercle d'Art, Barcelona, 1986 ((illustrated, p. 335).
Zhao Zhiheng, Zao Wou-Ki, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, 2005 (illustrated, p. 83).
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Frank Perls Gallery, Zao Wou-Ki, 1968.
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Paintings by Zao Wou-Ki, 8 May - 16 June 1968.
Hong Kong, Villepin Gallery, Zao Wou-Ki, The Eternal Return to China, 1 December 2021 – 22 May 2022.
Special notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Sale room notice
Please note that lot 19 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). There is an additional exhibition record for lot 19. Please visit Christies.com for further information.
請注意拍品編號19作品已登記在趙無極基金會之文獻庫,並將收錄於弗朗索瓦.馬凱及揚.亨德根正籌備編纂的《趙無極作品編年集》(資料由趙無極基金會提供)。此作品附更多展覽記錄,詳情請參閱佳士得網站。

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