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The present work is sold with a certificate signed by the artist and dated Paris, le 18.12.02.
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1.12.68 (13.2.77)
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Zao Wou-Ki (b. 1921)
1.12.68 (13.2.77)
signed 'Tchao' (lower right); signed and titled/dated 'ZAO WOU-KI 1.12.68./13.2.77.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
63¾ x 45 1/8in. (162 x 114.5cm.)
Painted on 1 December 1968 and on 13 February 1977
1.12.68 (13.2.77)
signed 'Tchao' (lower right); signed and titled/dated 'ZAO WOU-KI 1.12.68./13.2.77.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
63¾ x 45 1/8in. (162 x 114.5cm.)
Painted on 1 December 1968 and on 13 February 1977
Provenance
Galerie de France, Paris.
Galleri Aix, Stockholm.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Galleri Aix, Stockholm.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Barcelona 1978, no. 370 (illustrated, p. 294).
Exhibited
Montreal, Galerie Montreal, Zao Wou-Ki, 1969, no. 7.
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Zao Wou-Ki. Rétrospective, 1970, no. 13. This exhibition later travelled to Salzburg, Künstlerhaus.
Lexos, Abbaye de Beaulieu, Zao Wou-Ki, 1973, no. 53.
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Zao Wou-Ki. Rétrospective, 1970, no. 13. This exhibition later travelled to Salzburg, Künstlerhaus.
Lexos, Abbaye de Beaulieu, Zao Wou-Ki, 1973, no. 53.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the present work is sold with a certificate signed by the artist and dated Paris, le 18.12.02.
Please note that the first version of the painting is illustrated in the Jean Leymarie book of 1978. The second final version is illustrated in the following book:
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Paris 1986, no. 498 (illustrated, p. 346).
Please note that the 1970 Charleroi exhibition travelled to Salzburg, Künstlerhaus and that the painting was no. 13 in the catalogue.
Please note that the work was also included in the following exhibition:
Lexos, Abbaye de Beaulieu, Zao Wou-Ki, 1973, no. 53.
Please note that the first version of the painting is illustrated in the Jean Leymarie book of 1978. The second final version is illustrated in the following book:
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Paris 1986, no. 498 (illustrated, p. 346).
Please note that the 1970 Charleroi exhibition travelled to Salzburg, Künstlerhaus and that the painting was no. 13 in the catalogue.
Please note that the work was also included in the following exhibition:
Lexos, Abbaye de Beaulieu, Zao Wou-Ki, 1973, no. 53.