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ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 – 2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Venice | Venise, 1951
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Etching on BFK Rives Wove Paper
Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cm. / 21.9 x 15 in.
Image size: 27 x 24 cm. / 10.6 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” at the lower right margin.
It is dated “51” [1951] next to the signature.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
The lithograph was printed by G. Leblanc, Paris in 1951 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions.
The paper Rives watermark in the lower right margin.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 61
Condition: Very good condition. A pale area of staining around the image from a previous mount. The extreme lower margin with a horizontal fold. Pinpoint foxing across the sheet, mostly visible, verso. Remnants of adhesive and hinging tapes in the upper corners, verso.
