Auction sale reference

Zao Wou-Ki (ZHAO WUJI, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) 17.01.66 oil on canvas 146 x 114 cm. (57 1/2 x 44 7/8 in.)

Sold for HK$98,550,000 at Christie's on May 25, 2019.

Vertical abstract painting with layered black, brown, white, and pale pink brushstrokes.

Lot description

ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) 17.01.66 signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘Zao Wou-Ki 17.1.66. ne vernis pas’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 146 x 114 cm. (57 1/2 x 44 7/8 in.) Painted in 1966

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