Lot Essay
'I wanted to express its movement, its entanglement, or its burst of energy. I wanted to animate the canvas with contrast and with reverberations of a single colour.' ——Zao Wou-Ki
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14.07.68
Details
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
14.07.68
signed in Chinese, signed 'ZAO' (lower right); signed and titled 'ZAO WOU-KI 14.7.68' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22.2 x 27 cm. (8 3⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1968
14.07.68
signed in Chinese, signed 'ZAO' (lower right); signed and titled 'ZAO WOU-KI 14.7.68' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22.2 x 27 cm. (8 3⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1968
Provenance
Galerie de France, Paris
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Private collection, Connecticut (by decent from the above)
Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2017, lot 517
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Private collection, Connecticut (by decent from the above)
Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2017, lot 517
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
F. Marquet-Zao & Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonne des peintures Volume II 1959-1974, Flammarion, Paris, 2023 (illustrated, plate P-0940, p. 184,307).
Further details
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki, dated 10 November 2017.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou- Ki.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou- Ki.
Brought to you by
Ziwei Yi
Specialist, Head of 20th Century Day Sale