Auction sale reference

Zao Wou-Ki (ZHAO WUJI, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) 21.04.64 oil on canvas 80.5 x 130 cm. (31 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)

Sold for HK$27,725,000 at Christie's on May 25, 2019.

Red and black abstract painting with layered, gestural brushstrokes

Lot description

ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) 21.04.64 signed in Chinese, signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated ‘ZAO WOU-Ki 21.4.64.’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 80.5 x 130 cm. (31 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.) Painted in 1964

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