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Composition XI, from: In Honour of the Picture and of Poetry by Zao Wou-ki

Gilden's Art Gallery (IFPDA)

Lithograph

1976

Edition Size: 99

Image Size: 50 x 76 cm

Sheet Size: 50 x 76 cm

Reference: Ågerup 281

Signed

Condition: Pristine

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This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin. It is dated “76” [1976] next to the signature. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 99, at the lower left margin. There were also 15 artist’s proofs and 15 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions. It was printed by Bellini, Paris and published by Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona in 1976. This is the eleventh of twelve compositions for the suite “In Honour of the Picture and of Poetry”. The paper bears a partial Arches watermark in the lower left corner.

Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.

Reference: Ågerup 281

Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape at three points along the upper sheet edge, verso.

$7,500.00

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Influenced by the works of Matisse, Picasso, Paul Klee and Cézanne, Zao Wou-ki’s distinctive paintings were abstract in style. He used vivid colour palettes alongside light and dark areas in his work to produce intense big-bang-like images. Zao studied calligraphy in his hometown Dantu, and later, painted at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou under Fang Ganmin and Wu Dayu.

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