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)

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NT$293,760,000≈ $9,288,691≈ £7,359,128≈ €8,329,918Sign uprecord price · incl. premium1. 12. 68 (13. 2. 77)Ravenel2019624lots offered2001–2026years recorded94%sold (568)$4.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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1. 12. 68 (13. 2. 77)Ravenel · Jun 2019NT$293,760,000≈ $9,288,691≈ £7,359,128≈ €8,329,918Sign up to see
04.01.79Phillips · May 2018HK$69,850,000≈ $8,903,780≈ £6,688,034≈ €7,626,364Sign up to see
22.6.63Phillips · Jul 2020HK$54,310,000≈ $7,007,619≈ £5,583,316≈ €6,209,126Sign up to see

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2 Bll.: Untitled, 1976
Aquatint
54,5 : 39,5 cm (21,4 : 15,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2002 · Lot 473
€2,530≈ $2,532≈ £1,613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Les Cerfs, 1952
Lithograph
33,2 : 49 cm (13 : 19,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2002 · Lot 474
€1,610≈ $1,611≈ £1,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
2 Bll.: Les cerfs. L'aurore
Lithograph
42,5 x 65 cm (16,8 x 25,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2002 · Lot 475
€1,610≈ $1,611≈ £1,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Untitled, 1960
Lithograph · ed. edition of 95
57 : 36 cm (22,4 : 14,1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2002 · Lot 476
€1,035≈ $1,036≈ £660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Komposition, 1979
Lithograph
43 x 41 cm ( 16,9 x 16,1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 28, 2002 · Lot 559
€518≈ $507≈ £325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Champs abandonnés
Etching
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001 · Lot 1024
€999≈ $890≈ £623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €920–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Ohne Titel
Lithograph
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001 · Lot 1026
€705≈ $628≈ £440Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €818–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Untitled yellow
Lithograph
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001 · Lot 1028
€764≈ $681≈ £477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €920–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Sans titre, 1951
Watercolor · Paper
28.5 x 40.5 cm. (11 1/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026 · Lot 129
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$600,000–800,000View at Phillips ↗
Ciel et terre, 1957
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Mar 21, 2026 · Lot 1777
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–View at Venator & Hanstein ↗

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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 (42)Zao Wou-ki watercolors (27)Zao Wou-ki drawings (12)Zao Wou-ki prints (423)Zao Wou-ki etchings (96)Zao Wou-ki aquatints (76)Zao Wou-ki lithographs (243)Zao Wou-ki sculpture (6)

Zao Wou-ki signature

326 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

lower right138
on the reverse8
lower centre3
lower left2
in the margin1

Form

signed231
signed and dated75
signed in pencil19
monogrammed1

Signed and dated ' Wou-Ki[in Chinese] ZAO 51' lower right — Sans titre, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
Signed '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, 2026
Numbered 'HC. 14/15' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 94' lower right — Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026

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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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