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Zao Wou-Ki

Chinese-French painter (1920–2013)
Person human Q147144

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
February 1, 1920, February 13, 1920, February 1, 1921[10][11]
Date of death
April 9, 2013
Place of birth
Beijing
Place of death
Nyon
Country of citizenship
France, Republic of China, Taiwan[16][17][18]
Occupation
painter, lithographer, postage stamp designer, draftsperson, artist
Educated at
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, China Academy of Art[19][20]
Award received
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Praemium Imperiale, honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong[22][23][24]
Notable work
April-September 1987[21]
Spouse
May Zao, Françoise Marquet-Zao, Xie Jinglan[13][14][15]
Cause of death
complication[35]
Student of
Lin Fengmian, Fang Ganmin, Wu Dayu[43][44][45]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[47]
Artist files at
Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family
Zhao clan of Dagang[33]
Family name
Zhao[38]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Finnish National Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Detroit Institute of Arts, Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Musée Cernuschi, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Tate Liverpool, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Fogg Museum, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Suzhou Museum, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Museum Folkwang, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Ateneum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, Art Gallery of Ontario, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum Arnhem, Harvard Art Museums, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Musée Fabre, Print Collection, print collection of the national Library of BAnQ
Influenced by
Lin Fengmian, Paul Klee, Henri Michaux, Edgard Varèse[28][29][30][31]
Manner of death
natural causes[46]
Medical condition
Alzheimer's disease[42]
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Member of
Juelan Club, Académie des beaux-arts, Three Musketeers of Chinese Art[25][26][27]
Movement
西湖畫派[34]
Name in kana
ざお・うーきー
Name in native language
趙無極erfd
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library, Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ
Place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery[12]
Pseudonym
Chao, Wu-chi, Zhao, Wuji, Tsao, Wou-ki[39][40][41]
Residence
France, Paris[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chao Wu-chi en Tsao Wou-Ki Zhao Wuji en Wou-ki Tchʻao en Wou-ki Tsao en Wou-ki Zao en Wou Ki Zao en Wou-Ki Zao en Wu-chi Chao en Wuji Zhao en Zao Wou-ki en Zao Wou-Ki en Zhao Wuji es Zao Wou Ki fa زائو –وو کی he זאו וו קי ja ザオ・ウーキー ja 趙無極 ko 자오우키 nl Tsao Wou-Ki Zhao Wuji nl Wou-Ki Zao
🔖 Identifiers · 120
ISNI
0000000453023337
VIAF cluster ID
59090844
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50015725
GND ID
11889711X
20th Century Chinese Biographical Database ID
17dc5439-22c2-487c-b0ab-b04f5ddd4979
ADAGP artist ID
xinchao-wu-1047817, wou-ki-zao-54993
ARTIC artist ID
37410
AbART person ID
47049
Académie des beaux-arts member ID
wou-ki-zao
ArchINFORM person/group ID
55811
Art UK artist ID
zao-wou-ki-b-1921, wou-ki-zao-19212013
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Zao-WouKi
Show all 120 identifiers +108
Artcyclopedia artist ID
zao_wou-ki
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
zao-vu-ki
Artist-info artist ID
37965
Artists of the World ID
00006247
Artsy artist ID
zhao-wuji
AskArt person ID
107553
Athenaeum person ID
11521
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
1706
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID
12236
BAnQ authority ID
0000419113
BIBSYS ID
1523345893280
BabelNet ID
16002298n
Babelio author ID
61516
Beaux-Arts ID
zao-wou-ki
Benezit ID
B00201044
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11929599q
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
981058529530506706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10544835, ncf12084435
Christie's creator ID
52k (52k–66k, n=3)
CiNii Research ID
1140282266787693696
CollectieGelderland creator ID
4d419a59-6976-b5b0-1938-e07f069c6164
DACS ID (2022)
001180
DACS ID (former)
9603a220-1716-49be-a31f-1f86c7cd9e90
DDB person (GND) ID
11889711X
DFK Paris person ID
0010000576
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11889711X
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210311630734, 021039691321
Discogs artist ID
2689155
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
5pBFs
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
39990
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Zao-Wou-ki
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
zao-wou-ki-zhao
Europeana entity
agent/base/84280
FAST ID
1861941
Find a Grave memorial ID
108619004
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
3FF0B2D8-CBFD-4C5C-8377-55F2A9D71CC2
Freebase ID
/m/0ckgtm
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005649359707141, 991005876519707141
Golden ID (archived)
Zao_Wou-Ki
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0ckgtm
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
zao-wou-ki
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0073147
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Zhao_Wuji
Grove Art Online ID
T093264
HAND ID
EBD8-54F4-F0B8-D1D1-A0F1
HKCAN ID
9811106539803406
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/988694670368
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
66851
IMDb ID
nm9038477
IdRef ID
027202666
Invaluable.com person ID
2e7ajeifuj
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa361309/zao-wou-ki
J9U entity ID
987007513580505171
Japan Search name ID
ザオ・ウーキー
KANTO ID
000113803
KBR person ID
13911997
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11889711X
Kallías ID
PE00543756
KulturNav-ID
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Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
40242
Le Delarge artist ID
12061_artiste_ZAO_Wou-Ki
Libraries Australia ID
36731322
MACM artist ID
wou-ki-zao
MNAHA person ID
lkl004383
MNBAQ artist ID
600004679
Met Constituent ID
162763
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6545
MusicBrainz artist ID
6076278b-ba5b-4fc0-8103-40518a211f12
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12253808
NDL Authority ID
00406418
NE.se ID
zao-wou-ki
NLA Trove people ID
1439160
NUKAT ID
n2014166328
NYRB contributor ID
zao-wou-ki
National Gallery of Art artist ID
3427
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C+JR;=BF
National Library of Portugal ID
63883
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1070031
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
162641826
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4000264
Open Library ID
OL1028526A
Open Library subject ID
person:wou-ki_zao_(1921-), person:wou-ki_zao_(1920-)
OpenMLOL author ID
216243
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803133356550
Patrinum ID
46708
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
50678
Prabook ID
1733588
RERO ID (legacy)
A000180692
RKDartists ID
86161
Radio France person ID
zao-wou-ki
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
126169
SBN author ID
NAPV045487
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
73230
SFMOMA artist ID
Zao_Wou-Ki
SNAC ARK ID
w6t16mkz
Sotheby's person ID
wou-ki-zao
Tabakalera ID
60967
Tate artist ID
zao-wou-ki-2185
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944078-650f-72f9-9082-dd0c2b42403b
Treccani ID
zao-wou-ki
Union List of Artist Names ID
500029565
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058529530506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1282873
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/262598, 495/146702
Who's Who in France biography ID
265
WikiArt ID
zao-wou-ki
Yale LUX ID
person/24ecd7df-e0ee-43d6-93ad-cbc54570fec9

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 39
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Art Institute of Chicago +31 more
Influenced by 4
Paul Klee, Henri Michaux, Edgard Varèse, Lin Fengmian
Occupation 4
artist, painter, draftsperson, lithographer
Award received 3
Praemium Imperiale, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Country of citizenship 3
France, Taiwan, Republic of China
Educated at 2
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, China Academy of Art
Residence 2
France, Paris
Student of 2
Lin Fengmian, Fang Ganmin
Teachers 2
Lin Fengmian, Fang Ganmin
Artist files at 1
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Cause of death 1
complication
Family name 1
Zhao
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
Alzheimer's disease
Member of 1
Académie des beaux-arts
Place of birth 1
Beijing
Place of burial 1
Montparnasse Cemetery
Place of death 1
Nyon
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Zao Wou-Ki was born on February 1, 1920[1], in Beijing[2]. He died on April 9, 2013[3], in Nyon[4]. He worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], postage stamp designer[7], draftsperson[8], and artist[9].

FAQs

Where was Zao Wou-Ki born?

Zao Wou-Ki was born in Beijing[2].

Where did Zao Wou-Ki die?

Zao Wou-Ki passed away in Nyon[4].

Who was Zao Wou-Ki married to?

Zao Wou-Ki's spouses include May Zao[13], Françoise Marquet-Zao[14], and Xie Jinglan[15].

What did Zao Wou-Ki do for work?

Zao Wou-Ki worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], postage stamp designer[7], draftsperson[8], and artist[9].

Where did Zao Wou-Ki go to school?

Zao Wou-Ki was educated at Académie de la Grande Chaumière[19] and China Academy of Art[20].

What awards did Zao Wou-Ki receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[22], Praemium Imperiale[23], and honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong[24].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of Ontario Ateneum Beijing Carnegie Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Edgard Varèse France Henri Michaux Metropolitan Museum of Art Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Musée d'art moderne de Paris Musée Fabre Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art Paul Klee Republic of China San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Taiwan Tel Aviv Museum of Art Victoria and Albert Museum

References

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  30. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . zaowouki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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