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Cathédrale et ses environs - 07.08.51-08.09.51 (Cathedral and Its Surroundings - 07.08.51-08.09.51)
Details
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
Cathédrale et ses environs - 07.08.51-08.09.51 (Cathedral and Its Surroundings - 07.08.51-08.09.51)
signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, and dated twice 'Zao Wou-ki "Cathédrale" 7-8,1951 ZAO WOU-KI "Cathédrale et ses environs" 8-9.1951 7.8.51' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm. (38 1⁄8 x 51 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1951
Cathédrale et ses environs - 07.08.51-08.09.51 (Cathedral and Its Surroundings - 07.08.51-08.09.51)
signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, and dated twice 'Zao Wou-ki "Cathédrale" 7-8,1951 ZAO WOU-KI "Cathédrale et ses environs" 8-9.1951 7.8.51' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm. (38 1⁄8 x 51 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1951
Provenance
Main Street Gallery, Chicago (acquired directly from the artist circa 1952)
Private collection, USA
Private collection, Asia
Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2010, lot 1005
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, USA
Private collection, Asia
Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2010, lot 1005
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona and Editions Hier et Demain, Paris, 1978 (illustrated, plate 234, p. 276; listed, no. 234, p.316; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1979 (illustrated, plate 234, p. 276; listed, no. 234, p.316; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1980 (illustrated, plate 234, p. 276; listed, no. 234, p.316; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris and Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1986 (illustrated, plate 266, p.316; listed, no. 266, p.366; with incorrect dimensions).
F. Marquet-Zao & Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Volume I 1935-1958, Flammarion, Paris, 2019 (illustrated, plate P-0235, pp.131 & 291).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1979 (illustrated, plate 234, p. 276; listed, no. 234, p.316; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1980 (illustrated, plate 234, p. 276; listed, no. 234, p.316; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris and Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1986 (illustrated, plate 266, p.316; listed, no. 266, p.366; with incorrect dimensions).
F. Marquet-Zao & Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Volume I 1935-1958, Flammarion, Paris, 2019 (illustrated, plate P-0235, pp.131 & 291).
Exhibited
Hangzhou, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, 20 September 2023 - 20 February 2024, (illustrated, pp. 66-67).
Hong Kong, Villepin, Worlds Within: Art as Refuge, 6 June - 31 August 2025.
Hong Kong, Villepin, Worlds Within: Art as Refuge, 6 June - 31 August 2025.
Further Details
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki (Information provided by the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki).
Brought to you by
Emmanuelle Chan
Co-Head, 20/21 Evening Sale