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)Ravenel2019514lots offered2001–2026years recorded93%sold (460)$5.7kSign 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≈ €7,646,667Sign 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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XXIV Sonnets de Shakespeare, 1994
Etching · ed. 110/195
25 x 19 cm (image); 36 x 28.5 x 6.5 cm (book)
Ravenel · Jul 19, 2020 · Lot 181
NT$216,000≈ $7,325≈ £5,795≈ €6,409Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$110,000–220,000View at Ravenel ↗
Stele No. 7, 2007
Sculpture · ed. 4/8
ceramic: 39.4 x 25 cm. (15 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.) pedestal: 7 x 23.4 cm. (2 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Jul 9, 2020 · Lot 201
HK$118,750≈ $15,322≈ £12,112≈ €13,509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
22.6.63, 1963
Oil · Canvas
146 x 89 cm. (57 1/2 x 35 in.)
Phillips · Jul 8, 2020 · Lot 8
HK$54,310,000≈ $7,007,619≈ £5,583,316≈ €6,209,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$38,000,000–58,000,000View at Phillips ↗
24.10.63, 1963
Oil · Canvas
194 x 97 cm. (76 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Jul 8, 2020 · Lot 9
HK$46,365,000≈ $5,982,476≈ £4,766,533≈ €5,300,794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$45,000,000–65,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Ville Engloutie (Sunken City), 1956
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 44/60
36 x 67cm
Van Ham · Jun 17, 2020 · Lot 892
€4,515≈ $5,071≈ £4,039Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Ohne Titel
Etching · Paper · ed. 96/100
12,5 x 17,5cm
Van Ham · Apr 17, 2020 · Lot 108
€1,188≈ $1,290≈ £1,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Ohne Titel, 1970
Watercolor
21 x 21 cm (8.2 x 8.2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2019 · Lot 229
€56,250≈ $62,404≈ £47,506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Mars - 3 Avril 2003, 2003
Oil · Canvas
97 x 195 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 147
NT$75,000,000≈ $2,457,000≈ £1,899,497≈ €2,237,297Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$60,000,000–100,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
À la Gloire de L’image Suivi de Art Poétique (a set of 15), 1976
Lithograph · ed. 118/330
49.5 x 70 cm (each)
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 188
NT$1,020,000≈ $33,415≈ £25,833≈ €30,427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$650,000–850,000View at Ravenel ↗
Stèle No.3 (Stone No.3), 2007
Sculpture · ed. 7/8
27 x 40.5 cm. (10 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 161
HK$100,000≈ $12,776≈ £9,925≈ €11,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$80,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗

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Zao Wou-ki signature

249 catalogued lots by Zao Wou-ki record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (92% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right100
on the reverse3
lower centre3
lower left2
in the margin1

Form

signed167
signed and dated70
signed in pencil12

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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