- 1012
Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
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Description
- Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji)
- Untitled
- signed in Chinese and Pinyin and dated 84
- ink on paper
Jan Krugier Gallery (New York) label affixed to the front
Provenance
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York
Exhibited
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugiet, Zao Wou-Ki, 1990, plate 23
Literature
Bernard Noël, ed., Zao Wou- Ki Encres, Librairie Séguier-Archimbaud, Paris, 1989, p. 33
Zao Wou-Ki, Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, 1990, plate 23
Zao Wou-Ki, Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, 1990, plate 23
Condition
This work is overall in very good condition.
"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
Abstract elements are expanding
Abstraction is due to transcendence
And the distillation of form
Splashes here and there
An egg? An Island?
The ultimate indexes
Pure, condensed
Unconstrained and unstopped
They leap
Forms becoming lines
Compressed summons
The living are loud
Having just been born
An instant later, they seem barely to have existed
Philosophical thoughts and words linger in the air
The perspective vaguely resemble a classical bird's-eye view
With the softness of silk
The brush lands on the large paper
When it arrives there is
An unspeakable insouciance that is definitely not Western
Abstraction is due to transcendence
And the distillation of form
Splashes here and there
An egg? An Island?
The ultimate indexes
Pure, condensed
Unconstrained and unstopped
They leap
Forms becoming lines
Compressed summons
The living are loud
Having just been born
An instant later, they seem barely to have existed
Philosophical thoughts and words linger in the air
The perspective vaguely resemble a classical bird's-eye view
With the softness of silk
The brush lands on the large paper
When it arrives there is
An unspeakable insouciance that is definitely not Western
- Henri Michaux