ZAO WOU-KI Chinese, 1921-2013
Venice | Venise, 1951
Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Etching on BFK Rives Wove Paper
55.5 x 38 cm. / 21.9 x 15 in.
Image size: 27 x 24 cm. / 10.6 x 9.5 in.
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 horizontal fold. Pinpoint foxing across the sheet, mostly visible, verso. Remnants of adhesive and hinging tapes in the upper corners, verso.
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 horizontal fold. Pinpoint foxing across the sheet, mostly visible, verso. Remnants of adhesive and hinging tapes in the upper corners, verso.
$ 10,000.00
