Auction sale reference

Zao Wou-Ki (FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) Voie Lactée - 09.11.1956 oil on canvas 162.2 x 114 cm (63 7/8 x 47 in.)

Sold for CN¥56,400,000 at Christie's on Sep 21, 2019.

Blue abstract painting with a central cluster of textured tan, white, and dark blue marks.

Lot description

ZAO WOU-KI (FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2013) Voie Lactée - 09.11.1956 signed in Chinese, signed ‘ZAO’ and dated ‘1956’ (lower right); signed ‘ZAO Wou-Ki’, titled ‘Voie Lactée’ and dated ‘9.11.1956’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 162.2 x 114 cm (63 7/8 x 47 in.) Painted in 1956

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