Zao Wou-Ki

Chinese · 1921–2013

Lyrical Abstraction

Also known as:

Chao Wu-chi Chao, Wu-chi Tchʻao, Wou-ki

Zao combined Chinese ink-painting traditions with Western abstraction to create some of the most luminous and ambitious paintings of the 20th century. His large triptychs—swirling fields of atmospheric color and light—command above $65 million. The highest-achieving Asian artist at Western auction houses, he is a figure of immense cultural significance bridging two artistic worlds.

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