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Zao Wou-Ki
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Zao Wou-Ki
- 9.3.79
- signed; signed and titled on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 80.6 by 99.7cm.; 31 3/4 by 39 1/4 in.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Galerie Artcurial, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Galerie Artcurial, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Exhibition Catalogue, New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Zao Wou-Ki Paintings & Drawings, 1976-1980, 1980, p. 28, no. 11, illustrated in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Paris, Artcurial, Zao Wou-Ki, Peintures, 1992, p. 15, no. 4, illustrated in colour
Literature
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Paris 1986, p. 348, no. 516, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly deeper and richer in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is very light wear in places to the extreme edges with two associated paint losses to the centre and lower centre of the right extreme edge. There is a minute material fibre adhering to the upper centre of the composition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the artist
"Instead of absorbing the gesture, the background is increasingly harassed by it. The effervescence first reached the intermediate areas, but now it has been communicated to the whole picture. A broadly sweeping, irresistible movement crosses it from edge to edge."
(Pierre Schneider cited in: Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Barcelona 1977, p. 43)