Zao Wou-ki
French · 1920–2013 · Painter, Printmaker
Zao Wou-Ki was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zao Wou-Ki graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he… (Wikipedia)
10 works by Zao Wou-ki with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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Record prices
1. 12. 68 (13. 2. 77)Ravenel · NT$293,760,000≈ $9,288,691≈ £7,359,128≈ €8,329,918Sign up to see
04.01.79Phillips · HK$69,850,000≈ $8,903,780≈ £6,688,034≈ €7,646,667Sign up to see
22.6.63Phillips · HK$54,310,000≈ $7,007,619≈ £5,583,316≈ €6,209,126Sign up to see
Zao Wou-ki’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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541 results · page 11 of 14
- 28.3.71, 1971€512,400≈ $661,252≈ £413,050Sign up free to see
- Hieroglyphs, 1954NT$3,360,000≈ $115,550≈ £71,869≈ €88,981Sign up free to see
- La Mer perdue, 1952NT$125,760,000≈ $4,324,886≈ £2,689,941≈ €3,330,422Sign up free to see
- Bateaux fond bleu, 1951NT$64,160,000≈ $2,206,462≈ £1,372,349≈ €1,699,109Sign up free to see
- NT$312,000≈ $10,730≈ £6,674≈ €8,262Sign up free to see
- Les Voiliers, 1952€5,490≈ $7,129≈ £4,451Sign up free to see
- HK$17,440,000≈ $2,250,283≈ £1,405,900≈ €1,735,794Sign up free to see
- Marine (Seascape), 1952€6,250≈ $8,147≈ £5,080Sign up free to see
- Sans titre, 1967NT$2,640,000≈ $88,044≈ £57,231≈ €71,453Sign up free to see
- 19.02.2005, 2005NT$75,360,000≈ $2,513,256≈ £1,633,682≈ €2,039,649Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (18)
Lots by Zao Wou-ki that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Zao Wou-ki paintings (118)Zao Wou-ki oil paintings (118)Zao Wou-ki works on paper (41)Zao Wou-ki watercolors (27)Zao Wou-ki drawings (12)Zao Wou-ki prints (359)Zao Wou-ki etchings (90)Zao Wou-ki aquatints (54)Zao Wou-ki lithographs (207)Zao Wou-ki sculpture (6)
Zao Wou-ki signature
269 catalogued lots by Zao Wou-ki record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (91% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated ' Wou-Ki[in Chinese] ZAO 51' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right; further signed, dedicated and dated '12. 1951 Pour Harry et Nina Très cordialement Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 6. 1952
— Sans titre (La Théière), Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Numbered 'HC. 14/15' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 94' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026
About Zao Wou-ki
Zao Wou-Ki was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zao Wou-Ki graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he studied under French-trained Fang Ganmin and Wu Dayu.
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