{"product_id":"zao-2co","title":"Zao Wou-Ki The Great Bathers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"377c3ced-1fe1-49f1-8a69-c5d44a4dfa42\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"user\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-235\" data-turn-id-container=\"377c3ced-1fe1-49f1-8a69-c5d44a4dfa42\" data-turn-id=\"377c3ced-1fe1-49f1-8a69-c5d44a4dfa42\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a02c163-fe0c-8322-8d82-688d10924f6a-1\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-236\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a02c163-fe0c-8322-8d82-688d10924f6a-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a02c163-fe0c-8322-d82-688d10924f6a-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-turn-start-message=\"true\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"80922cb8-fc1c-49da-b1be-5a5e78f1f2bc\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"79\" data-start=\"68\"\u003eLithograph, 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"93\" data-start=\"81\"\u003eEdition of 95 (26\/95)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"121\" data-start=\"95\"\u003ePublished by L'Oeuvre Gravée (Zurich)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"139\" data-start=\"123\"\u003ePrinted by Desjobert (Paris)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"161\" data-start=\"141\"\u003eCatalog: Agerup 83, p.59\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"163\"\u003e50.00 cm × 65.00 cm (sheet size)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"220\" data-start=\"192\"\u003e44.00 cm × 58.50 cm (image size)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"222\"\u003eSigned in pencil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"239\" data-start=\"231\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"248\" data-start=\"241\"\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"260\" data-start=\"250\"\u003eBFK Rives paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"265\" data-start=\"262\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"275\" data-start=\"267\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"275\" data-start=\"267\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"378\" data-start=\"277\"\u003e\"The Great Bathers\" is an important lithograph created by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eZao Wou-Ki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in the early 1950s, before his full transition to abstract expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"448\" data-start=\"380\"\u003eDuring this period, Zao Wou-Ki was already moving towards simplifying forms and depicting space itself, while still retaining traces of figures and landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"474\" data-start=\"450\"\u003eThis work depicts two figures standing by the water's edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"532\" data-start=\"476\"\u003eHowever, their forms are not realistically portrayed; their outlines are simply organized, and a quiet poetic sensibility permeates the entire composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"605\" data-start=\"534\"\u003eIn a vast expanse that could be a seaside or a lakeside, the figures blend into the landscape, and the \"stillness of space\" that would characterize his later abstract works is already palpable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"665\" data-start=\"607\"\u003eAfter moving to France in 1948, Zao Wou-Ki studied printmaking techniques in Paris and actively explored the possibilities of lithography and etching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"710\" data-start=\"667\"\u003eIn particular, the nuances of black and the rhythm of lines in printmaking became important elements that deepened his pictorial world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"752\" data-start=\"712\"\u003eIn this work too, a serene atmosphere is skillfully expressed through soft shadows and delicate lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"781\" data-start=\"754\"\u003eHis interest in ancient Chinese art is also evident in the depiction of figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"851\" data-start=\"783\"\u003eThe elongated, simplified figures exude a spirituality akin to ancient Chinese bronzes and traditional aesthetic sensibilities, naturally blending the composition of modern Western printmaking with Eastern sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"869\" data-start=\"853\"\u003eIn the 1950s, Zao Wou-Ki was developing his own visual language by absorbing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"871\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"879\" data-start=\"871\" data-section-id=\"1esfaq1\"\u003eChinese traditional art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"889\" data-start=\"880\" data-section-id=\"1x3z3dt\"\u003ePost-war Parisian avant-garde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"897\" data-start=\"890\" data-section-id=\"1q6x78n\"\u003eLyrical abstraction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"898\" data-section-id=\"1lqxo6o\"\u003ePrintmaking art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"932\" data-start=\"906\"\u003e\"The Great Bathers\" is a work situated in this important transitional period, marking a starting point that leads to his magnificent abstract world of later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1006\" data-start=\"1003\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1018\" data-start=\"1008\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1018\" data-start=\"1008\"\u003eTitle Explanation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1041\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1041\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003eThe Great Bathers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1044\" data-start=\"1043\"\u003e= \u003cstrong data-end=\"1056\" data-start=\"1046\"\u003e\"Grand Bathers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1066\" data-start=\"1063\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1090\" data-start=\"1082\"\u003eThis is the meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1213\" data-start=\"1092\"\u003eIn art history, \"Bathers\" is a very classical theme, and \u003cbr data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1124\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePaul Cézanne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e's \"\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Large Bathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\" is particularly famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1271\" data-start=\"1215\"\u003eZao Wou-Ki is believed to have reinterpreted this traditional Western art theme with his own Eastern sensibility, while being conscious of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ギャルリー亜出果","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47844868915351,"sku":"zao-2co","price":2850000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/5504\/8588\/files\/zao-2co_8a2cb07d-a840-4597-b3ee-44c341ff5da6.jpg?v=1779752799","url":"https:\/\/adekat-gallery.com\/en\/products\/zao-2co","provider":"ギャルリー亜出果","version":"1.0","type":"link"}