Soulages worked in mid century Paris alongside Zao Wou Ki and similarly bridged Eastern calligraphic sensibilities with Western abstract expressionist painting, producing works that feel both lyrical and deeply meditative in their abstraction.

Tobey fused Eastern brushwork traditions with Western modernism in a way that closely mirrors Zao Wou Ki's approach, creating abstract compositions with a literary and spiritual quality that resonates with the poetic tone of this piece.

Hartung was a central figure in the Parisian abstract scene during the same period and created gestural abstract works that share the expressive, calligraphic energy and mid century Parisian modernist spirit found in Zao Wou Ki's literary illustrations.