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This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin. It is also dated in pencil next to the signature ’55 [1955].
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 125, at the lower left margin. There were also 20 artist’s proofs.
It was printed by E. and J. Desjobert, Paris in 1955 and published by l’Oeuvre Graveé, Zurich in a limited edition of 125 hand signed and numbered impressions.

Literature:
1. Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonne 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 95
2. Rivière, Y. ed., Arts et Metiers Graphiques, Zao Wou-ki: Les estampes 1937-1974, Paris, France
Reference: Rivière 89

Condition: Very good condition. The sheet slightly toned at the edges.

Zao Wou-ki

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.