The “Empty” and the “Whole” by Zao Wou-ki

Published on 02 December 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 07 December 2021 - 16:00 (CET) - 3, rue Billerey - 38000 Grenoble

Since the beginning of the 1960s, Zao Wouki developed a distinctly personal concept to express his vision of nature, as is demonstrated with this painting from 1977.

Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013), 28.4.77, 1977, oil on canvas signed, titled and dated, 54... The “Empty” and the “Whole” by Zao Wou-ki

Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013), 28.4.77, 1977, oil on canvas signed, titled and dated, 54 x 73 cm.
Estimate: €300,000/400,000

This oil on canvas is simply titled with a date: 28.4.77. Zao Wou-ki grants the viewer the freedom to make their own interpretations: could this be an imaginary landscape, or rather a representation of a demiurgic force? The Chinese artist’s works evoke myriad emotions and understandings in each person. According to the…

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