# Wou\-Ki Zao - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T10:48:02.119Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,996
- Lots with prices: 2,256
- First auction date: 2000-10-31
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-19
- Median realised price: $5,250
- Price range: $50 to $278,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Wou-Ki Zao shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,977 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,292. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 203 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,292\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,250 and $180,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 7.8% (175 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48% (1,075 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44.2% (991 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 203
- Previous 12 months sales: 216
- Recent 12 months median: $2,500
- Previous 12 months median: $3,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-07
- Days since latest sale: 11
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 872 lots
- Sotheby's: 367 lots
- TGP Auction: 231 lots
- Bonhams: 152 lots
- Artcurial: 118 lots
- Tajan: 86 lots
- Piasa: 57 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 39 lots
- Koller Auctions: 38 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 31 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-07 | Zao Wou\-Ki \(Chinese/French, 1921\-2013\), Composition No. 117 | Fontaine's Auction Gallery | $1,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-chinese-french-1921-2013-composition-no-117-397-c-5682864e81
2. 2026-02-04 | Wou\-Ki, Zao | Nagel Auction | €2,600
3. 2026-02-04 | Wou\-Ki, Zao | Nagel Auction | €2,400
4. 2026-02-03 | Zao Wou\-Ki "Vol D'oiseaux" Lithograph 1954 | Revere Auctions | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-vol-d-oiseaux-lithograph-1954-15-c-67bdf17a4f
5. 2026-01-31 | ZAO Wou\-Ki \(1921\-2013\) | Galerie Moenius | CHF 2,000
6. 2026-01-16 | ZAO WOU\-KI \(D.2013\) ETCHING & AQUATINT, 'COMPOSITION ROUGE \(FISH IN RED SEA\)' | Austin Auction Gallery | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-d-2013-etching-aquatint-composition-rouge-fish-in-red-sea-1045-c-7c9ed13951
7. 2026-01-14 | Zao Wou\-Ki Original Lithograph | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $100
8. 2025-12-18 | Zao Wou\-Ki, Montagnes et Soleil, 1951. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
9. 2025-12-18 | Zao Wou\-Ki, Voiles à la mer, 1953. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,572
10. 2025-12-06 | Zao Wou\-ki 1956 orig signed lithograph Plaine Rose | Concept Art Gallery | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-1956-orig-signed-lithograph-plaine-rose-203-c-a6fcf52535
11. 2025-12-04 | Zao Wou\-Ki \(1920\-2013\). Sans titre. | Christie's | €82,550
12. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €900
13. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €2,600
14. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €2,200
15. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €2,200
16. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-78-c-0836cff27e
17. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-77-c-a1bdfaae51
18. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,200
19. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,800
20. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-zao-wou-ki-74-c-c73881571c
21. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,200
22. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,400
23. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €1,500
24. 2025-12-03 | ZAO WOU\-KI | Artcurial | €2,800

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