CHICHA-CASTEX Céline, CAZE Sophie.
Zao Wou-ki: The engraved and printed work (1949-2008).
LinkArt
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€29,00
| N° d'inventaire | 29415 |
| Format | 23 x 27 |
| Détails | 176 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782359064087 |
A painter born in China in 1920, Zao Wou-Ki moved to Paris in 1948, where he established himself as one of the leading figures of the new Paris School. A renowned figure in lyrical abstraction, his international reputation continued to grow for over 60 years.
Since 1949, alongside painting, Zao Wou-Ki has been practicing printmaking. He experimented and quickly mastered various techniques: lithography, which he discovered in the Desjobert studio, drypoint, etching on zinc, executing the plates himself in the Lacourière and Frélaut studio.
After the donation of an ink, following a first exhibition dedicated to him in 2008, Ink, water, air, color, Chinese inks and watercolors 1954-200 , then the important donation of Madame Françoise Marquet-Zao from the personal collection of the painter Zao Wou-Ki, composed of 90 works by his artist friends, Alechinsky, Hartung, Mathieu, Michaux, Mitchell, Soulages, Viera da Silva… presented in 2016, The man of both banks, Zao Wou-Ki collector , the artist's widow is today offering an exceptional retrospective collection of 353 prints and 27 bibliophile books produced by Zao Wou-Ki.
This collection of prints, a reflection of his painting, allows us to fully understand his work.
Since 1949, alongside painting, Zao Wou-Ki has been practicing printmaking. He experimented and quickly mastered various techniques: lithography, which he discovered in the Desjobert studio, drypoint, etching on zinc, executing the plates himself in the Lacourière and Frélaut studio.
After the donation of an ink, following a first exhibition dedicated to him in 2008, Ink, water, air, color, Chinese inks and watercolors 1954-200 , then the important donation of Madame Françoise Marquet-Zao from the personal collection of the painter Zao Wou-Ki, composed of 90 works by his artist friends, Alechinsky, Hartung, Mathieu, Michaux, Mitchell, Soulages, Viera da Silva… presented in 2016, The man of both banks, Zao Wou-Ki collector , the artist's widow is today offering an exceptional retrospective collection of 353 prints and 27 bibliophile books produced by Zao Wou-Ki.
This collection of prints, a reflection of his painting, allows us to fully understand his work.
Since 1949, alongside painting, Zao Wou-Ki has been practicing printmaking. He experimented and quickly mastered various techniques: lithography, which he discovered in the Desjobert studio, drypoint, etching on zinc, executing the plates himself in the Lacourière and Frélaut studio.
After the donation of an ink, following a first exhibition dedicated to him in 2008, Ink, water, air, color, Chinese inks and watercolors 1954-200 , then the important donation of Madame Françoise Marquet-Zao from the personal collection of the painter Zao Wou-Ki, composed of 90 works by his artist friends, Alechinsky, Hartung, Mathieu, Michaux, Mitchell, Soulages, Viera da Silva… presented in 2016, The man of both banks, Zao Wou-Ki collector , the artist's widow is today offering an exceptional retrospective collection of 353 prints and 27 bibliophile books produced by Zao Wou-Ki.
This collection of prints, a reflection of his painting, allows us to fully understand his work.