Zao Wou-Ki 趙無極 | Terre rouge – 16.01.2005 紅色大地 - 16.01.2005

"Terre rouge" (Red Earth) from 2005 is an abstract oil painting by Chinese French artist Zao Wou-Ki, characterized by the rich ochre and crimson tones that dominate the composition. The work exemplifies the artist's mature style, which synthesizes Western abstraction with the calligraphic sensibility of Chinese ink painting through gestural brushwork and layered color harmonies. Dated to January 16, 2005, this canvas reflects Wou-Ki's continued exploration of how color and form can evoke landscape and elemental forces without literal representation.

Medium: oil on canvas
Signed: Yes
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

Notes

Literature: José Frèches, Zao Wou-Ki - Oeuvres, écrits, entretiens , Paris, 2007; Barcelona, 2007, p.135, illustrated in colour Valère-Marie Marchand, « Zao Wou-Ki – Philosophie de l’Espace », Vernissages – l’art par ceux qui le vivent , nouveau #1, July – August 2008, p. 17, illustrated in colour and illustrated in a photograph on the front cover Dominique de Villepin, Françoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen, ed., Zao Wou-Ki 1935 – 2008 , Hong Kong, 2010, p.325, illustrated in colour Françoise Marquet and Yann Hendgen, Catalogue Raisonné des peintures - ZAO WOU-KI Volume III 1975-2008 , Paris, 2025, no. P-1755, p. 317 and p. 413 illustrated in colour and reproduced full page on the inside back cover ---------------------------------------------- José Frèches著，《趙無極 — 作品、著作、訪談》（巴黎，2007年；巴塞羅那，2007年），第135頁，載彩圖 Valère-Marie Marchand著，〈Zao Wou-Ki – Philosophie de l’Espace〉，《Vernissages – l’art par ceux qui le vivent》，第一期（2008年7月至8月），第17頁，載彩圖，封面照片 Dominique de Villepin，梵思娃・馬凱與揚・亨德根編，《趙無極1935 - 2008》（香港，2010年）第325頁，載彩圖梵思娃・馬凱與揚・亨德根著，《趙無極作品編年集-第三冊 1975-2008》（巴黎，2025年），圖版 P-1755，第317、413頁，載彩圖，內頁載彩圖

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction

March 29, 2026

Estimate: $20,000,000 – $40,000,000

Lot 9