趙無極

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無極ZAO 71

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."

我如此珍愛的死亡意象，來吧，夜晚！當夏雲與寧靜的微風輕輕討好你，
當你從雪白的空中向世界，投下不安的長影，你總是應我祈禱而降，
溫和的手擱在我心和此心的秘密上。
你迫使我神遊 永恆與虛空，
時間暗逃，帶走 虛耗我們倆的煩憂；
望著你的安詳，我內心的 戰士靈魂安然沈睡。

風暴來臨

趙無極曾說，自1968年後，他的精力漸漸不濟，縱使努力集中精神，仍控制不了畫筆。在第二任妻子美琴過世前的一年半中，他甚至無法再提畫筆。1971年的《無題》（拍品編號1008）即完成於趙無極照料病中美琴之時。層遞的墨色在小尺幅的紙本上造就驚人的動態結構，開啟了他藝術生涯的下一階段之同時，亦回望了其六十年代發展抽象繪畫的成果。1971年春天，貝聿銘偕妻子拜訪趙無極，曾說：「這些線條輕巧空靈，同時有著無窮的細節。然而，以我看來，最有意義的是，這些水墨和他的油畫有著相同的語言，雖然這兩種技術之間存在著巨大的差異」。此件承前啟後的水墨作品極為珍罕，結構特徵仍可見源自其抽象之初肇的五十年代末以至六十年代，約莫十來年後，萌發自中心之筆觸仍然和緩地介入了畫面，只是媒材換成了墨，而前景依舊充滿著量感與動態感，和遠景間廣闊的空間感。