Zao Wou-ki

Lot 5. Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), 29.9.87, signé en pinyin et daté 'ZAO WOU-KI 29.9.87' (au dos), huile sur toile, 129.3 x 96.4 cm. Peint en 1987. Price realised EUR 567,000 (Estimate EUR 450,000 – EUR 650,000). © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 Provenance: Galerie Veranneman, BruxellesVente anonyme, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 21 juin 1995, lot 28Galerie Thessa Herold, ParisCollection privée, Paris (acquis en 1996)Puis par descendance aux propriétaires actuels. Literature: Y. Bonnefoy et G. de Cortanze, Zao... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), 18.10.76, signé en pinyin et signé en chinois 'Zao' (en bas à droite); signé en pinyin et daté deux fois 'ZAO WOU-KI 18.10.76' (sur le châssis), huile sur toile, 70 x 85 cm. Peint en 1976. Price realised EUR 793,800 (Estimate EUR 500,000 – EUR 700,000). © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 Provenance: Galerie Kutter, LuxembourgAcquis auprès de celle-ci, puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel. Exhibited: Tokyo, Fuji Television... [Lire la suite]

Two masterpieces by iconic artists surpassed HK$100 Million and sold to Asian collectors. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022. HONG KONG.- On 26 – 27 May, Christie’s 20th/21st Century Art sale series established an exceptional sale total of HK$1,809,526,380/ US$231,529,651 (Evening Sale: HK$1,407,783,000/ US$180,116,966; 21st Century Art Day Sale: HK$232,268,280/ US$29,717,263; 20th Century Art Day Sale: HK$169,475,100/ US$21,695,423), and outstanding sell-through rates of 97% by lot and 91% by value. The sales attracted... [Lire la suite]

Zao Wou-Ki dans son atelier de campagne, vers 2000. © Photo : Guillaume de Laubier L’Hôtel de Caumont-Centre d’Art présente une exposition des œuvres de l’artiste français d’origine chinoise Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), réalisée en collaboration avec la Fondation Zao Wou-Ki. L’exposition regroupe près de 80 œuvres de 1935 à 2009 (huiles sur toile, aquarelles et encres de Chine sur papier) provenant de collections publiques et privées. Cet ensemble a pour ambition de mettre au jour un des grands thèmes de création de l’artiste :... [Lire la suite]

© Christie's Images Ltd 2020. NEW YORK, NY.- On July 10, Christie’s will present ONE: A Global Sale of the 20th Century, a new auction event offering Impressionist and Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art and Design.Utilizing streaming technology, the first of its kind relay-style auction will take place in real time across the time zones from four of the art world’s major hubs: Hong Kong, Paris, London and New York. The sale will offer a range of exceptional works over four consecutive sessions led by principle... [Lire la suite]

HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s announced the launch of In Confidence: Selected Masterpieces, an innovative hybrid sale format that combines the advantages of a private sale with those of an auction. Under this novel sale approach, bids are placed exclusively by submitting written absentee bids. Bidders will be notified if they have been outbid and will have a final chance to submit a best and final offer by the pre-set deadline, at which point the winning bidder will be established. All bidding information and results will remain... [Lire la suite]

Image courtesy of Phillips. HONG KONG.- Phillips unveiled two masterworks by Zao Wou-Ki, 22.6.63 and 24.10.63, as leading highlights of the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong on 8 July, 2020. Coming to the auction market for the very first time, these exceptionally important works are prime examples completed at the peak of the Zao Wou-Ki’s Hurricane Period (1959-1972), a period which is considered the height of his extraordinary artistic career.Isaure de Viel Castel, Head of 20th Century &... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3007. Zao Wou-Ki (Zho Wuji, French / Chinese, 1920-2013), 22.03.50 (Paysage rouge), signed in Chinese; signed 'Zao' (lower right); dated '22 Mars 50 '(on the reverse), oil on canvas laid on board, 46 x 38 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 in.) Painted in 1950. Estimate HKD 6,000,000 - HKD 8,000,000. Price Realized HKD 8,440,000 © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Provenance: Galerie de France, Paris, FrancePrivate CollectionLin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, TaiwanPrivate Collection, Asia. This work is accompanied with a certificate... [Lire la suite]

HONG KONG.- Two significant masterpieces will lead Sotheby’s Modern Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong on 5 October 2019: Zao Wou-Ki’s powerful 21.04.59, also making its auction debut, having been exhibited extensively since the 1970s – and Sanyu’s elegant Nu Rose sur Tissus Chinois – appearing at auction for the first time since it was created in the 1930s. A total of 33 lots will be offered in the evening sale, estimated to bring in the region of more than HKD 403 million (USD 51 million). The Modern Art Day Sale on 6... [Lire la suite]

Ulla Rantanen: Stone in the Water (1980). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Petri Virtanen. HELSINKI.- From 14 June to 6 October 2019, the Ateneum Art Museum presents the exhibition Silent Beauty – Nordic and East-Asian Interaction. The exhibition delves into the simplified aesthetic that connects the Nordic countries and East Asia, especially in post-World War II art. The exhibition celebrates Finland’s and Japan’s continued active interaction: in the year 2019, one... [Lire la suite]