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French · 1920–2013 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 451 of 512 lots (88% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Zao Wou-ki: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s128$100kSign upOil
1950s134113$6.6kSign upLithograph
1960s10594$5.9kSign upLithograph
1970s9386$4kSign upLithograph
1980s4134$17kSign upOil
1990s2922$6.6kSign upLithograph
2000s2721$329kSign upOil

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1940s 12 works

Sold
8 of 12
Median
$100kSign up
Average
$214kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 13.5 in (34 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Oil (7), Lithograph (2), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1950s 134 works

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113 of 134
Median
$6.6kSign up
Average
$291kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 19 in (39 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (67), Oil (25), Etching (20)
Subjects
Landscapes (10), Boats (7), Sea & coast (7)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 110 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 105 works

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94 of 105
Median
$5.9kSign up
Average
$645kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 21 in (50 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (34), Oil (26), Etching (24)
Subjects
Abstract (7), Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 81 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 93 works

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86 of 93
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$245kSign up
Typical size
17 × 18.5 in (43 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (41), Etching (23), Oil (14)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 69 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 41 works

Sold
34 of 41
Median
$17kSign up
Average
$666kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 22 in (57 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Oil (13), Etching (11), Lithograph (6)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 29 works

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22 of 29
Median
$6.6kSign up
Average
$329kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 21 in (62 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Oil (7), Etching (3)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 27 works

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21 of 27
Median
$329kSign up
Average
$587kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 28.5 in (65 × 73 cm)
Mediums
Oil (13), Etching (4), Sculpture (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

61 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 8 works

Sold
7 of 8
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$13.3kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 22 in (43 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (6), Etching (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Abstract (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 2 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 28 works

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28 of 28
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$6.7kSign up
Typical size
17 × 19 in (43 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (11), Other (10), Aquatint (4)
Subjects
Markets & villages (2), Abstract (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works

Sold
16 of 25
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$101kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 17.5 in (37 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (9), Etching (7), Oil (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Abstract (2), Sea & coast (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Zao Wou-ki auction results →