ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Untitled No. 242, 1973
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dated Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 53.8 x 76 cm. / 21.2 x 29.9 in.
Image size: 39.5 x 66.5 cm. / 15.6 x 26.2 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature ’73’ [1973].
It is also hand numbered from the edition of 99, at the lower left margin. There were also ten artist’s proofs and ten hors commerce [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition.
This work was printed by Bellini, Paris in 1973 and published by Mythes et Légendes, Paris in the same year.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 242
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale time-staining across the sheet. Soft handling creases in the margins.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 – 2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Fishing | La pêche, 1951
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Wove Paper
Paper size: 25 x 32.5 cm. / 9.8 x 12.8 in.
Image size: 15 x 24.8 cm. / 5.9 x 9.8 in.
Additional Information: This original drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 30, at the lower left margin.
The drypoint was printed by G. Leblanc, Paris in 1951 in a limited edition of 30 signed and numbered impressions. There were also a small number of artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
There is the original publisher’s label from ‘Editions d’art L’oeuvre Gravee’ stating the medium, title and date, attached to the sheet, verso.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 57
Condition: Very good condition. Remnants of adhesive along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Etching No. 149, 1963
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered, and Dated Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 50 x 70 cm. / 19.7 x 27.5 in.
Image size: 32 x 59.5 cm. / 12.6 x 23.4 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours are hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature ’63’ [1963]. It is also hand numbered from the edition of 90, at the lower left margin. There were also 20 artists’ proofs aside from the standard edition. This work was printed and published by Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris in 1963.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 149
Condition: Good condition. The sheet has been reduced on all sides. Very pale time-staining across the sheet. Soft handling creases in the margins.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Untitled No. 127, 1960
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered, and Dated Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 65 x 50 cm. / 25.6 x 19.7 in.
Image size: 57.5 x 41.5 cm. / 22.6 x 16.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature ’60’ [1960]. It is also hand numbered from the edition of 140, at the lower left margin. This work was printed by E. et J. Desjobert, Paris in 1960 and published by L’Oeuvre Gravée, Zurich in the same year.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 127
Condition: Very good condition. A short tear in the lower margin. Very pale time-staining across the sheet. Soft handling creases in the margins, mostly at the sheet edges.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Etching No. 118, 1959
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dated Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 50 x 65.5 cm. / 19.7 x 25.8 in.
Image size: 39.5 x 45.5 cm. / 15.6 x 17.9 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin and dated in pencil next to the signature ’59’ [1959]. It is also hand numbered from the edition of 95, at the lower left margin. This work was printed by Robert Dutrou, Paris in 1959 and published by La Hune, Paris in the same year.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 118
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet is lightly and evenly toned throughout. Soft handling creases in the margins.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Canto Pisan, 1972 Technique: Complete Suite of Eight Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etchings and Aquatints in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 52 x 35 cm. / 20.5 x 13.8 in (each).
Image size: 40.7 x 25.6 cm. / 16 x 10 in (each).
Additional Information: These original etchings and aquatints in colours are hand-signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin. They are each hand-numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. They were printed by Atelier Bellini, Paris and published by Pierre Belfond, Paris in 1972 in a total limited edition of 260 signed and numbered impressions. There were also 30 in Roman numerals on Japan nacre and an edition of 180 on Arches wove paper. The eight etchings and aquatints are accompanied by the text and folio case.
Note: The Cantos are a collection of epic poems spanning 40 years of writing by one of America’s most controversial poets, Ezra Pound. The most studied and well-known section is the Pisan Cantos, which were written by the poet during his wartime incarceration following the American liberation of Italy. The Pisan Cantos are also significant for their inclusion of Chinese characters and other non-English languages in the core of the texts. Forcing the reader to address the ideas of expression and cultural understanding. With only three books permitted during his detention Pound selected a text by Confucius in the original language, a translation to English of the same text and a Chinese dictionary. The Pisan Cantos are notable for their reliance on memory, particularly the literary and artistic circles once enjoyed by the poet in the early twentieth century. Zao Wou-Ki masterfully blended traditional Chinese expressionism with Western European abstraction to produce his important ‘Canto Pisan’. Eight magnificent etchings and aquatints with expressive and tonal colouring. With this series Wou-Ki continued his ongoing union of eastern and western ideas, finding a common visual language.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 – 2013
Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Venice | Venise, 1951
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Etching on BFK Rives Wove Paper
Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cm. / 21.9 x 15 in.
Image size: 27 x 24 cm. / 10.6 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” at the lower right margin. It is dated “51” [1951] next to the signature. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. The was printed by G. Leblanc, Paris in 1951 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions. The paper Rives watermark in the lower right margin.
Literature: 1. Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup. Reference: Ågerup 61
2. Rivière, Y. ed., Arts et Metiers Graphiques, Zao Wou-ki: Les estampes 1937-1974, Paris, France Reference: Rivière 63
Condition: Very good condition. A pale area of staining around the image from a previous mount. The extreme lower margin with a soft horizontal fold.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Etching No. 163, 1965
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 50 x 65 cm. / 19.7 x 25.6 in.
Image size: 28.8 x 35.5 cm. / 11.3 x 14 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin. It is dated in pencil “65” [1965], next to the signature.
It is also hand numbered pencil from the edition of total edition of 95, at the lower left margin.
Our impression is one of the 75 impressions on Arches paper, the remaining 20 were on Japan Nacre paper. In addition to these 96 impressions, there were 20 signed and numbered artist’s proofs.
This work was printed and published by Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris in the same year.
The paper bears the blindstamp of the publisher in the lower left corner and the Arches watermark in the centre of the lower margin.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 163
Condition: Excellent condition.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Etching No. 325, 1986
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dated Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Guarro Wove Paper
Paper size: 57.5 x 76.5 cm. / 22.6 x 30.1 in.
Image size: 41.4 x 56.4 cm. / 16.3 x 22.2 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin,
and dated in pencil next to the signature ’86 [1986].
It is also hand numbered from the edition of 99, at the lower left margin.
This work was published by Polígrafa, Barcelona in 1986 in a limited edition of only 99 hand signed and numbered impressions. There were a further 15 artist proofs.
The paper bears the Guarro watermark.
Literature: Jorgen Agerup. 1994. Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonne 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Agerup 325