Zao Wou-Ki 趙無極
Chinese-French, 1920–2013
3k Followers
Bio
A master of post-war art and among the highest-selling Chinese painters of his generation, Zao Wou-Ki synthesized tenets of modernism, calligraphy, and traditional Chinese landscape painting. Using primarily oil paint, watercolor, …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
HK$510.4m, Sotheby's, 2018
Original Lithograph "Abstract Composition" by Zao Wou-ki, 1962€4,200
Sans titre, 1974Contact for Price
Composition, 1976 - Original lithograph hand signed, 1976€4,990
18.06.2001, 2001Sold
Untitled, 1986Bidding closed
Untitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88 Portfolio, 1986US$7,000
Juin 2005 (2), 2005US$1,400,000–US$1,600,000
XXIV Sonnets de Shakespeare, 1994€2,800
12.12.68, 1968Contact for Price
Etching No. 190, 1968US$8,000
Career highlights
Group show at a major institution
Guggenheim Museum, and 1 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 3 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Art in America, and 1 more
See all past shows and fair booths
Related categories
Modern and Impressionist Art
Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Post-World War II School of Paris
Color Theory
Paris Artists
China
Calligraphic
Asian Art
Stains/Washes
Modern and Impressionist Prints
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork
Painting
Nature
Work on Paper
Light as Subject
France
Landscapes
Use of Traditional Techniques
