Zao Wou-Ki
A luminous aquatint in colors by the renowned Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki, printed on Rives BFK paper with full margins. The work reflects Zao's signature lyrical abstraction, where atmospheric washes of color and gestural marks evoke a sense of elemental energy and poetic space. Rooted in both Western Abstract Expressionism and Eastern calligraphic tradition, the composition achieves a delicate balance between spontaneity and harmony.
- Medium
- Aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
Artists in conversation
Hans Hartung
German-French · b. 1904
Hartung's gestural abstract compositions share the same lyrical spontaneity and expressive mark-making found in this aquatint, blending European abstraction with a calligraphic sensibility that creates atmospheric tension and poetic space.
Pierre Soulages
French · b. 1919
Soulages worked extensively in printmaking including aquatint and shared Zao Wou-Ki's commitment to gestural abstraction rooted in the interplay of light and form, producing compositions that balance elemental energy with meditative harmony.
Sam Francis
American · b. 1923
Francis produced luminous color aquatints and prints with atmospheric washes and spontaneous gestural marks that closely mirror the visual language of this work, drawing similarly from both Abstract Expressionism and Eastern spatial philosophies.
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