Lot 172
  • 172

ZAO WOU-KI | Untitled

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • Zao Wou Ki
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 99
  • India ink on paper
  • 58,5 x 59 cm ; 23 x 23 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1999.

Provenance

Private Collection, France
Christie's, Paris, Art Contemporain vente du jour, 8 December 2016, lot 200
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Condition

The work is glued in full verso to the mount. This work was inspected framed. Creases and flattened folds are visible due to the mounting process. The paper has yellowed, and a water stain is visible in the center of the composition, which is most likely inherent to the technique.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki. The work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné currently being prepared by Françoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki.