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Zao Wou-Ki — 27.6.70
Zao Wou-Ki

27.6.70

1970

"27.6.70" by Zao Wou-Ki is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the artist's mature abstract style, which synthesizes Eastern calligraphic traditions with Western modernist abstraction. The painting's date serves as its title, a practice common in Wou-Ki's oeuvre, and the composition likely features his characteristic interplay of gestural marks, muted earth tones, and spatial ambiguity. Created during a period when the Franco Chinese artist was at the height of his artistic powers, the work reflects his ongoing exploration of the relationship between form, color, and the spiritual dimensions of abstract painting.

Medium
oil on canvas

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November 26, 2024

Lot 34

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Zao Wou-Ki, 27.6.70, 1970

"27.6.70" by Zao Wou-Ki is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the artist's mature abstract style, which synthesizes Eastern calligraphic traditions with Western modernist abstraction. The painting's date serves as its title, a practice common in Wou-Ki's oeuvre, and the composition likely features his characteristic interplay of gestural marks, muted earth tones, and spatial ambiguity. Created during a period when the Franco Chinese artist was at the height of his artistic powers, the work reflects his ongoing exploration of the relationship between form, color, and the spiritual dimensions of abstract painting.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1970
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Non-representational abstraction, Lyrical Abstraction, French-Chinese Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Dynamic And Energetic, Contemporary modern art, Color Field Painting, Oil on Canvas

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