Lot 17
  • 17

ZAO WOU-KI | 28.5.65

Estimate
700,000 - 1,000,000 EUR
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Description

  • Zao Wou Ki
  • 28.5.65
  • signed, signed in Chinese; signed, titled and dated 28.5.65 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 x 92 cm; 25 9/16 x 36 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1965.

Provenance

Kootz Gallery, New York
Galerie de France, Paris
Private Collection, Brussels (acquire from the above circa 1975)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Barcelona, 1978, p.292, no. 349, illustrated
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Paris, 1986, p.332, no. 381, illustrated

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration however the overall tonality is slightly warmer. Under Ultra Violet Light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki. The work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné currently being prepared by Françoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.