Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, naturalized French citizen, 1920–2013)
Composition. (Plate for Roger Caillois, *À la gloire de l’image* and *Art poétique*, Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1976). Lithograph. [763x565mm]. Ågerup282. Color print. Fine printer’s proof, taken before the registration marks were erased, annotated in pencil “2ème Bistre” below the subject on the left—a darker variant of the final print. Small, light foxing spots. Full margins. 

Provenance:
Bellini Printing House.
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Lot no. 234

Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, naturalized French citizen, 1920–2013) Composition. (Plate for Roger Caillois, *À la gloire de l’image* and *Art poétique*, Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1976). Lithograph. [763x565mm]. Ågerup282. Color print. Fine printer’s proof, taken before the registration marks were erased, annotated in pencil “2ème Bistre” below the subject on the left—a darker variant of the final print. Small, light foxing spots. Full margins. Provenance: Bellini Printing House.

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
€1,318
Buyer's premium
32%
Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, naturalized French citizen, 1920–2013) Composition. (Plate for Roger Caillois, *À la gloire de l’image* and *Art poétique*, Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1976). Lithograph. [763x565mm]. Ågerup282. Color print. Fine printer’s proof, taken before the registration marks were erased, annotated in pencil “2ème Bistre” below the subject on the left—a darker variant of the final print. Small, light foxing spots. Full margins. Provenance: Bellini Printing House.
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