Artist Monograph

Zao Wou-ki, French

French, born China. 1920–2013

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	13	52%
Watercolor	2	8%
Drawing	1	4%
Etching	1	4%

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 18
Print — 6
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	13	52%
Medium (30–100 cm)	12	48%

Range: 16.3 cm → 68.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1951	3
1952	9
1957	1
1964	10
1965	1
1980	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 25 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.1-9	1950	8 lithographs and lithographed ornament (wrapper front), printed in color, and supplementary watercolor	page 17 1/8 x 12 13/16" (43 x 32.5 cm) Prints and drawing: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.1-6	1950	Illustrated book with six lithographs	various compositions; page (each irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (facing page 12) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.5	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 7 11/16 × 7 3/16" (19.5 × 18.2 cm); page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (facing page 14) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.6	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 8 7/16 × 6 11/16" (21.5 × 17 cm); page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (facing page 2) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.2	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 8 1/8 × 6 7/8" (20.7 × 17.4 cm); page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (facing page 6) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.3	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 8 3/8 × 6 5/8" (21.2 × 16.8 cm)' page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (facing page 8) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.4	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 8 3/8 × 7 3/16" (21.2 × 18.2 cm); page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate (preceding page 1) from Paris Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 36.1952.1	1950	One from an illustrated book with six lithographs	composition (irreg.): 8 7/16 × 6 7/8" (21.5 × 17.5 cm); page (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Plate 1 (folio 8) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.1	1950		irreg. composition 8 15/16 x 12 3/8" (22.8 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 2 (folio 11) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.2	1950		irreg. composition 11 5/16 x 9 15/16" (28.8 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 3 (folio 14) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.3	1950		irreg. composition 11 5/16 x 10" (28.8 x 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 4 (folio 17) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.4	1950		irreg. composition 9 5/16 x 12" (23.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 5 (folio 20) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.5	1950		irreg. composition 12 15/16 x 9 11/16" (33 x 24.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 6 (folio 23) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.6	1950		irreg. composition 8 7/8 x 10 3/4" (22.5 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 7 (folio 26) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.7	1950		irreg. composition 8 15/16 x 13 5/16" (22.8 x 33.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate 8 (folio 29) from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.8	1950		irreg. composition 8 15/16 x 11 1/8" (22.8 x 28.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Supplementary watercolor from LECTURE Illustrated Book Acc. 1097.1964.9	1950	Watercolor	irreg. composition 7 3/16 x 8 5/8" (18.2 x 21.9 cm) sheet 16 7/16 x 12 15/16" (41 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
The red sun (Le soleil rouge) Print Acc. 392.1951	1950	Lithograph	composition: 19 1/8 x 13 3/4" (48.6 x 34.9cm); sheet: 22 3/8 x 15 1/4" (56.9 x 38.7cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Mountains and birds (Montagnes et oiseaux) Print Acc. 268.1951	1951	Lithograph	composition: 18 1/16 x 13 9/16" (45.8 x 34.4cm); sheet: 22 1/16 x 15 1/16" (56.1 x 38.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Mountains and sun (Montagnes et soleil) Print Acc. 391.1951	1951	Lithograph	composition: 11 15/16 x 17 15/16" (30.4 x 45.6cm); sheet: 15 1/8 x 22 3/8" (38.4 x 56.9cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Boats Print Acc. 328.1952	(1952)	Lithograph	composition: 7 3/8 x 6 1/4" (18.8 x 15.9 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 x 6 7/16" (25.1 x 16.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Miss Patti Garnell Cadby
Cathedral Print Acc. 327.1952	1952	Lithograph	composition: 13 1/8 x 19 1/2" (33.4 x 49.5cm); sheet: 15 x 22 1/16" (38.1 x 56.1cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ DE L'OEUVRE GRAVÉE ET LITHOGRAPHIÉE DE ZAO WOU-KI, 1949-1954 Illustrated Book Acc. 230.1965	1954, published 1955	1 soft ground etching and engraving (supplementary plate inserted between pages 2 and 3), printed in black	plate 6 7/16 x 4 3/8" (16.3 x 11.1 cm) etching sheet 8 15/16 x 5 7/8" (22.7 x 15 cm) page 8 15/16 x 6 1/8" (22 x 15.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Homer Kripke
Untitled Print Acc. 86.1957	1956	Lithograph	composition: 15 1/4 x 25 5/16" (38.8 x 64.3cm); sheet: 19 3/4 x 25 13/16" (50.1 x 65.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gérald Cramer
Sans titre (Untitled) Drawing Acc. 718.1980	1980	Brush and ink on paper	26 1/2 x 27 1/8" (67.1 x 69.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Constance B. Cartwright