Lot 744
  • 744

Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)

Estimate
3,750,000 - 5,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
  • 4.9.74
  • oil on canvas
signed in pinyin and Chinese; signed in pinyin, titled and dated 4.9.74 on the reverse
executed in 1974.

Provenance

Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany
Private European Collection

Literature

Leymarie Jean, Zao Wou-Ki, Hier et Demain, Barcelona, 1978, plate 428, p. 301
Leymarie Jean, Zao Wou-Ki, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1979, plate 428, p. 301
Leymarie Jean, Zao Wou-Ki, Cercle d'Art, Barcelona, 1986, plate 460, p. 341

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear along the edges of the painting. There is no evidence of restoration under UV.
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