Zao Wou-Ki
Sans titre, 1978
Ink on paper
70 × 70 cm
Dedicated, dated and signed on the lower edge
Copyright The Artist
Zao Wou-Ki is fascinated by oil painting, which he studied in both the Academy of Hangzhou and at the Anadémie de la Grande Chamière in Paris. Though his parents had...
Zao Wou-Ki is fascinated by oil painting, which he studied in both the Academy of Hangzhou and at the Anadémie de la Grande Chamière in Paris. Though his parents had an important collecion of historical Chinese ink paintings and Zao Wou-Ki was an accomplished calligrapher, it is only in the 1970s that his friend and fellow artist Henri Michaux convinces him to come back to ink painting.
This work, created in 1978, is part of those historical early ink paintings. Examples from this same period can be found in museums all over the world, from the MoMA in New-York to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
This work, created in 1978, is part of those historical early ink paintings. Examples from this same period can be found in museums all over the world, from the MoMA in New-York to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Provenance
Artist's studio, Paris
Robert Rousseau Collection, Belgium, gift from the artist (curator of the monographic exhibition Zao Wou-Ki at the Museum of Fine Arts in Charleroi in 1980)
Private collection, by succession, Belgium
Literature
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mrs. Marquet. A certificate from the Foundation will be given to the purchaser.
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