Lot 5
  • 5

Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)

Estimate
7,000,000 - 10,000,000 RMB
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Description

  • Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
  • 4.12.88
  • oil on canvas
signed in Chinese and Pinyin; signed in Pinyin and dated 4.12.88 on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Private Collection, Asia

This work will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonné by Françoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen (Information provided by Foundation Zao Wou-Ki).

Literature

Geneva, Jan Krugier Gallery, Zao Wou-Ki: peintures et encres, 1990, No. 5, illustrated in colour
Taipei, Lin & Keng Gallery, Zao Wou-Ki 1948-1999. A Retrospective of work from 1948 to 1999, 1999, p. 39, illustrated in colour

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There is some very fine and stable hairline craquelure across the surface of the painting, primarily on the green/black pigments towards the top center area and towards the center right part of the composition, as well as in the in the lower left quadrant of the canvas. Above all only visible under close examination. There are some minor handling marks around the edges. Under UV light: there is no evidence of retouching.
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