Lot 634
  • 634

Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 HKD
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Description

  • Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
  • A: Deux Colombes; B: Paysage Bleu [Two Works]
  • silkscreen print on silk twill
A: signed in pinyin and Chinese, inscribed Ascher and numbered 152/300
executed in 1955, this work is number 152 from an edition of 300.
B: signed in pinyin and Chinese, inscribed Ascher and numbered 41/175
executed in 1955, this work is number 41 from an edition of 175.

Provenance

Private European Collection

Exhibited

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Zika and Lida Ascher: Fabric - Art - Fashion, April 15 - June 14, 1987

Literature

Valerie Mendes and Frances Hinchcliffe, Zika and Lida Ascher: Fabric - Art - Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1987, p. 64 (A & B)
Zao Wou-Ki, The Ascher Squares, London, 2011, pp. 12-15, illustrated in colour (A & B)

Condition

The two works are in excellent condition.
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