- 5193
Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
Estimate
120,000 - 240,000 HKD
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Description
- Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
- Illustrations for Paris Poems
- signed in Pinyin and Chinese, dated 1950, and dedicated to Bernard Dorival, curator of the Musée National d'Art Moderne
- lithograph
executed in 1950, this work is number 9 from an edition of 77
a book set of six lithographs
a book set of six lithographs
Provenance
Collection of Bernard Dorival
Private European Collection
Private European Collection
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, The Prints of Zao Wou-Ki, November 22, 1954 - January 4, 1955
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Zao Wou-Ki: Estampes et livres illustrés, June 3 - August 24, 2008
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Paris · Chinese Painting: Legacy of the 20th Century Chinese Masters, June 20 - September 21, 2014
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Zao Wou-Ki: Estampes et livres illustrés, June 3 - August 24, 2008
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Paris · Chinese Painting: Legacy of the 20th Century Chinese Masters, June 20 - September 21, 2014
Literature
The Prints of Zao Wou-Ki, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 1954, plate 23 (D)
Nesto Jacometti, ed., Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravée et lithographiée de Zao Wou-Ki, 1949 – 1954, Edition Gutenkunst & Klipstein, Bern, 1955, plate 25, p. 37 (D)
Yves Rivière, ed., Zao Wou-Ki Les estampes 1937 - 1974, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris, 1975, plate 43-49, pp. 32-34
Jørgen Ågerup, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue Raisonné 1937 - 1995, Edition Heede & Moestrup, Copenhagen, 1995, plate 42-47, pp. 38-39, illustrated in colour
Céline Chicha, Marie Minssieux-Chamonard, Hélène Trespeuch, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: Estampes et livres illustrés,Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, 2008, plate 9, illustrated in colour (D)
Paris · Chinese Painting: Legacy of the 20th Century Chinese Masters, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, 2014, plate 72, p. 196, illustrated in colour
Nesto Jacometti, ed., Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravée et lithographiée de Zao Wou-Ki, 1949 – 1954, Edition Gutenkunst & Klipstein, Bern, 1955, plate 25, p. 37 (D)
Yves Rivière, ed., Zao Wou-Ki Les estampes 1937 - 1974, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris, 1975, plate 43-49, pp. 32-34
Jørgen Ågerup, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue Raisonné 1937 - 1995, Edition Heede & Moestrup, Copenhagen, 1995, plate 42-47, pp. 38-39, illustrated in colour
Céline Chicha, Marie Minssieux-Chamonard, Hélène Trespeuch, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: Estampes et livres illustrés,Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, 2008, plate 9, illustrated in colour (D)
Paris · Chinese Painting: Legacy of the 20th Century Chinese Masters, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, 2014, plate 72, p. 196, illustrated in colour
Condition
A: There are wrinkling of pages, the corners are slightly torn and the edges are ruffled .B: There are wrinkling of pages, and the edges are ruffled.C: There are wrinkling of pages, and the edges are ruffled.D: There are wrinkling of pages, and the edges are ruffled.E: There are wrinkling of pages, and the edges are ruffled.F: There are wrinkling of pages, and the edges are ruffled.
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"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."