Auction sale reference

Zao Wou-Ki

Sold for HK$35,380,000 at Christie's on Nov 26, 2011.

Vertical abstract painting with layered red, black, gray, and pale pink brushwork and linear marks.

Lot description

ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, French/Chinese, B. 1920) Cerf volant et oiseaux signed 'Wou-Ki ZAO' in Chinese & Pinyin; dated '55' (lower right); signed 'ZAO Wou-ki' in Pinyin; dated '1955' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 130 x 89 cm. (51 1/8 x 35 in.) Painted in 1955

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