by Leymarie
ISBN: 9782720600517
$95.00
by Leymarie
ISBN: 9782720600517
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Zao Wou-Ki by Jean Leymarie and Francoise Marquet (Book) Hier et Demain edition. 1978. In Very Good Condition See As New Some tiny traces on dust jacket. French. 331 pages. Numerous color and black and white reproductions with comments. Documentation Françoise Marquet. Rich black and white iconography. Biography, museums and collections.
Zao Wou-Ki was born in Beijing on February 13, 1921 into a family of great scholars, he is one of the most illustrious representatives of lyrical abstraction.
A graduate of Beaux-Arts in Hanghzou, he decides at the age of 27 from France. In 1948, he arrived in Paris and settled in Montparnasse. He attended the Académie de la Grande-Chaumière and became friends with Sam Francis, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Soulages and Hans Hartung.
His notoriety therefore continues to grow, group and personal exhibitions succeeding one another around the world.
Appreciated in the West, friend of Pierre Soulages, Joan Miró, Henri Michaux, he was recognized by his own country from 1983. On this date, he was welcomed in Beijing where his works were exhibited at the National Museum of China.
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