ZAO WOU-KI

Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), Canto Pisan - 1972 Replica Handbag and Jewelry Shopping Ref: 41 11 97

3,950 €

Description
Condition : Very good condition
Year : 1972
Color : Beige, Black, Orange, Green
Material : Paper
Category : Print
Image size : 39 x 25 cm (15 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.)
Frame size : 61,2 x 45,5 cm (24 x 18 in.)
Sheet size : 50,4 x 33 cm (19 ⅞ x 13 in.)
Signature : 'Zao Wou-Ki'
Comment from our specialist:

Zao WOU-KI

(1920-2013)

Canto Pisan - 1972

Etching and aquatint in colors on Arches wove paper

Signed lower right and numbered ‘52/150’ lower left in pencil

Edition of 150 numbered copies (+ 30 hors-commerce copies)

Plate 2 from the portfolio ‘Canto Pisan’. Text by Ezra Pound illustrated by Zao Wou-Ki in 1972 (the complete portfolio comprising eight numbered aquatints with etching in colours). The Cantos Pisans is the most famous work by the American poet Ezra Pound. This long epic poem was first published in 1948. Zao Wou-Ki illustrated the French translation of one of the Cantos Pisans in the year of Ezra Pound's death. The painter dedicated this publication to the memory of his second wife, May.

Publisher : Pierre Belfond, Paris

Printer : Atelier Bellini, Paris

Dimensions (image) : 15 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.

Dimensions (sheet) : 19 ⅞ x 13 in.

Dimensions (frame) : 24 x 18 in.

Bibliography : Agerup 219

Condition : Very good overall condition. Each object is vintage and may show signs of wear.

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