After the great volcanic panoramas of the early 1960s, Zao Wou-Ki tries new confrontations of colors. Abstraction becomes total. The illegible black signs continue to sprinkle these compositions, inviting an empathy with the artist by the appreciation of the movement of the wrist, as for calligraphy.
Here are three examples taken from the auction history in which the harmony of hues is positioned in front of a background of a very saturated color.
On a red background, 16.5.66, 195 x 130 cm, was sold for HK $ 80M including premium by Sotheby's on October 5, 2013. On a yellow background, 17.7.67, 130 x 96 cm, was sold for HK $ 40M including premium by Sotheby's on April 2, 2017.
The oil on canvas 82 x 117 cm titled and dated 10.1.68 has already been discussed in this column. It was sold for HK $ 69M including premium by Sotheby's in Hong Kong on October 3, 2011. It is listed in the same auction room on November 24, lot 133.
A cohort of sky blue clouds pass over the bright orange background, leaving a few gaps and giving rise to small green areas in places. This work without horizon is totally abstract, with an illusion of movement that reminds that the artist, a great friend of the late Edgar Varese, had in that period a strong musical inspiration.
SOLD for HK$ 69M including premium
Here are three examples taken from the auction history in which the harmony of hues is positioned in front of a background of a very saturated color.
On a red background, 16.5.66, 195 x 130 cm, was sold for HK $ 80M including premium by Sotheby's on October 5, 2013. On a yellow background, 17.7.67, 130 x 96 cm, was sold for HK $ 40M including premium by Sotheby's on April 2, 2017.
The oil on canvas 82 x 117 cm titled and dated 10.1.68 has already been discussed in this column. It was sold for HK $ 69M including premium by Sotheby's in Hong Kong on October 3, 2011. It is listed in the same auction room on November 24, lot 133.
A cohort of sky blue clouds pass over the bright orange background, leaving a few gaps and giving rise to small green areas in places. This work without horizon is totally abstract, with an illusion of movement that reminds that the artist, a great friend of the late Edgar Varese, had in that period a strong musical inspiration.
SOLD for HK$ 69M including premium
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