Lot 43
  • 43

Zao Wou-Ki

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Zao Wou-Ki
  • 16.5.1959
  • signed ZAO in English and Wuji in Chinese; signed in English and titled 16.5.59 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 28 3/4 by 21 1/4 in. 73 by 54 cm.

Provenance

Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

Framed by a wooden frame, this work is in very good overal condition. It was not examined out of frame nor under UV light. There are minor signs of rubbing along the bottom edge of the picture, and there are two very faint spots of pigment separation in the lower portion of the picture; each area is no larger than 2 x 2 in. However this is inherent to the working method of the artist, stable, and does not affect the overall condition of the work.
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