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ZAO WOU-KI | Jardin la nuit
Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description
- Zao Wou-Ki
- Jardin la nuit
- signed in Chinese and in Pinyin, dated 54 and inscribed épreuve d'artiste
- lithograph
- 45.5 by 57 cm; 17 ⅞ by 22 ½ in.
executed in 1954, this work is an artist's proof aside from an edition of 95
Provenance
Private Asian Collection
Exhibited
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Zao Wou-Ki. Estampes et livres illustrés, 3 June – 24 August 2008 (another edition)
Literature
Nesto Jacometti, ed., Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravée et lithographiée de Zao Wou-Ki, 1949 – 1954, Edition Gutekunst & Klipstein, Bern, 1955, plate 60, p. 72
Yves Rivière, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: Les estampes 1937 - 1974, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris, 1975, plate 90, p. 55
Jørgen Ågerup, ed., Zao Wou-ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995, Edition Heede & Moestrup, Copenhagen, 1995, plate 87, p. 61
Céline Chicha, Marie Minssieux-Chamonard, Hélène Trespeuch, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: estampes et livres illustrés, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, 2008, plate 17, p. 64
Yves Rivière, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: Les estampes 1937 - 1974, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris, 1975, plate 90, p. 55
Jørgen Ågerup, ed., Zao Wou-ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995, Edition Heede & Moestrup, Copenhagen, 1995, plate 87, p. 61
Céline Chicha, Marie Minssieux-Chamonard, Hélène Trespeuch, ed., Zao Wou-Ki: estampes et livres illustrés, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, 2008, plate 17, p. 64
Condition
Not examined out of its frame, the work is overall in good and its original 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."