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20.01.67
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ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
20.01.67
signed in Chinese and signed "ZAO" (lower right), signed, titled and inscribed ‘ ZAO WOU-KI 150 x 162 20.1.67’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
150 x 162 cm. (59 x 63 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1967
20.01.67
signed in Chinese and signed "ZAO" (lower right), signed, titled and inscribed ‘ ZAO WOU-KI 150 x 162 20.1.67’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
150 x 162 cm. (59 x 63 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1967
Provenance
Private collection, Paris
Private collection, Asia
Private collection, Asia
Literature
Zao Wou-Ki: Paintings, exh.cat, Musee d’Art et d’Histoire, Neuchatel, 1973 (illustrated, plate 13).
Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain & Editions Hier et Demain, Paris, France, 1978 (illustrated, p. 174). Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-Ki, Peintures, encres de Chine 1950-1981, exh. cat., Fukuoka, 1981 (illustrated, plate 19).
Zao Wou-Ki: collection personnelle 1955-1989, exh. cat., Aix-en-Provence, Fondation Vasarely, 1991 (illustrated, p. 16).
Zao Wou-Ki, Oils and Watercolors, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 1992. (illustrated, no.8).
Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, 1993 (illustrated, p.56).
Pierre Schneider (ed.), Zao Wou-Ki: Cuarenta Anos de Pintura (1954-1994), exh. cat., Fundacion Cultural Televisa, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, exh. cat., Mexico City, 1994 (illustrated, p. 85).
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, exh.cat., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1996 (illustrated, plate 46, p. 152).
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Infinite Image and Space - A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, Urban Council of Hong Kong, 1996 (illustrated, plate 38, p.111).
Zao Wou-Ki 60 Ans de Peintures, Shanghai Sanlian Publishing House, Shanghai, 1998 (illustrated, p.161).
Zao Wou-Ki, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France, 2003 (illustrated, p.114).
Zao Wou-Ki: Peintures et Encres de Chine 1948-2005, Hazan, France, 2005 (illustrated, p.60).
Zao Wou-Ki Retrospettiva (1920-2013), Locarno, Switzerland, 2013 (illustrated, p.96)
Willem de Kooning, Zao Wou-Ki, Levy Gorvy, New York, January – March 2017 (illustrated, p.114-115).
X. Yu and Y. Hendgen (ed.), The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, exh. cat., Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, 2023 (illustrated, p. 170).
F. Marquet-Zao and Y. Hendgen, Catalogue Raisonne des Peintures Zao Wou-Ki, vol. II 1959-1974, Editions Flammarion, Paris, 2023 (illustrated, plate. 0893, p. 165)
Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain & Editions Hier et Demain, Paris, France, 1978 (illustrated, p. 174). Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-Ki, Peintures, encres de Chine 1950-1981, exh. cat., Fukuoka, 1981 (illustrated, plate 19).
Zao Wou-Ki: collection personnelle 1955-1989, exh. cat., Aix-en-Provence, Fondation Vasarely, 1991 (illustrated, p. 16).
Zao Wou-Ki, Oils and Watercolors, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 1992. (illustrated, no.8).
Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, 1993 (illustrated, p.56).
Pierre Schneider (ed.), Zao Wou-Ki: Cuarenta Anos de Pintura (1954-1994), exh. cat., Fundacion Cultural Televisa, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, exh. cat., Mexico City, 1994 (illustrated, p. 85).
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, exh.cat., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1996 (illustrated, plate 46, p. 152).
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Infinite Image and Space - A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, Urban Council of Hong Kong, 1996 (illustrated, plate 38, p.111).
Zao Wou-Ki 60 Ans de Peintures, Shanghai Sanlian Publishing House, Shanghai, 1998 (illustrated, p.161).
Zao Wou-Ki, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France, 2003 (illustrated, p.114).
Zao Wou-Ki: Peintures et Encres de Chine 1948-2005, Hazan, France, 2005 (illustrated, p.60).
Zao Wou-Ki Retrospettiva (1920-2013), Locarno, Switzerland, 2013 (illustrated, p.96)
Willem de Kooning, Zao Wou-Ki, Levy Gorvy, New York, January – March 2017 (illustrated, p.114-115).
X. Yu and Y. Hendgen (ed.), The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, exh. cat., Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, 2023 (illustrated, p. 170).
F. Marquet-Zao and Y. Hendgen, Catalogue Raisonne des Peintures Zao Wou-Ki, vol. II 1959-1974, Editions Flammarion, Paris, 2023 (illustrated, plate. 0893, p. 165)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie de France, Zao Wou-Ki Oeuvres recentes,1967.
Montreal, Musee d’art Contemporain, Zao Wou-Ki,1969. This exhibition later travelled to Quebec, Musee du Quebec, Zao Wou-Ki, 1969.
Neuchatel, Zao Wou-Ki, Paintings, Musee d’Art et d’Histoire, Neuchatel, 1973.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-Ki, Peintures, encres de Chine.1950-1981,1981. This exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Grand Art Gallery, Nihonbashi,1981; Fukui, Fukui Prefectural Museum,1981; Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art, 1981; Kamakura, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakra,1981.
Aix-en-Provence, Fondation Vasarely, Zao Wou-Ki, collection personnelle, 1955-1989, 1991.
Lisbon, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Zao Wou-Ki, Oils and Watercolors, 1992.
Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, March-May 1993.
Mexico City, Fundacion Cultural Televisa, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Zao Wou-Ki: Cuarenta Anos de Pintura (1954- 1994), March-May 1994.
Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, January-April 1996.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Infinite Image and Space – A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, May-July 1996.
Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Zao Wou-Ki: 60 years of paintings (1935-1998), 1998-1999. This exhibition later travelled to Beijing, the National Art Museum of China, 1999, and Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, 1999.
Paris, Galerie du Jeu de Paume, Zao Wou-Ki, 2003.
Locarno, Pinacoteca comunale di Locarno, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospettiva (1920-2013), 2013.
New York, Lévy Gorvy, Willem de Kooning Zao Wou-Ki, January – March 2017.
Hangzhou, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, September 2023 – February 2024.
Montreal, Musee d’art Contemporain, Zao Wou-Ki,1969. This exhibition later travelled to Quebec, Musee du Quebec, Zao Wou-Ki, 1969.
Neuchatel, Zao Wou-Ki, Paintings, Musee d’Art et d’Histoire, Neuchatel, 1973.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-Ki, Peintures, encres de Chine.1950-1981,1981. This exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Grand Art Gallery, Nihonbashi,1981; Fukui, Fukui Prefectural Museum,1981; Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art, 1981; Kamakura, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakra,1981.
Aix-en-Provence, Fondation Vasarely, Zao Wou-Ki, collection personnelle, 1955-1989, 1991.
Lisbon, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Zao Wou-Ki, Oils and Watercolors, 1992.
Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospective, March-May 1993.
Mexico City, Fundacion Cultural Televisa, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Zao Wou-Ki: Cuarenta Anos de Pintura (1954- 1994), March-May 1994.
Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, January-April 1996.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Infinite Image and Space – A Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki, May-July 1996.
Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Zao Wou-Ki: 60 years of paintings (1935-1998), 1998-1999. This exhibition later travelled to Beijing, the National Art Museum of China, 1999, and Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, 1999.
Paris, Galerie du Jeu de Paume, Zao Wou-Ki, 2003.
Locarno, Pinacoteca comunale di Locarno, Zao Wou-Ki Retrospettiva (1920-2013), 2013.
New York, Lévy Gorvy, Willem de Kooning Zao Wou-Ki, January – March 2017.
Hangzhou, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, September 2023 – February 2024.
Further Details
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki.
A certificate of authenticity can be requested for the successful buyer.
A certificate of authenticity can be requested for the successful buyer.
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