1921生于北京﹐族譜上溯宋朝皇族
1935進入杭州藝專﹐師從林風眠學西洋畫
1941畢業留校任教
1948赴巴黎繼續深造
1949巴黎克勒茲畫廊首度個展《趙無極八幅石版畫欣賞》專輯出版
1951參加辛辛那提彩色石版畫雙年展﹐《生活》雜誌以一整版刊登他的一幅石版畫出版
1953辛辛那提博物館版畫回顧展
1955第一部《趙無極版畫作品總目 》出版
1957波歇博物館出版社出版第一部趙無極生平傳記
1959-1960影片《趙無極 》被納入《法國藝術家工作室 》系列中
1961-1962在西班牙馬德裡阿特內奧館和科爾多瓦利喬畫廊展出油畫﹑水彩畫和石版畫《西方的誘惑 》一書與10幅石版畫在拉于納畫廊展出
1969第二次回顧展先後在加拿大蒙特利爾當代美術館和魁北克博物館舉行
1975-1977巴黎國立現代美術館開設趙無極專廳
1981巴黎大皇宮國家美術館個展
1984法國政府授予榮譽勛位勛章
1975-1977巴黎大皇宮國家美術館個展
1981巴黎國立現代美術館開設趙無極專廳
1993-1994晉昇榮譽勛位第三級﹐獲巴黎維爾美勛章﹐獲香港中文大學榮譽博士學位獲日本天皇繪畫獎。
1995獲LVMH集團在巴黎設立的科學藝術獎中的藝術獎于拉岸裡埃爾－弗雷羅工作室創作了七幅版畫
1998上海博物館以其三個特別展覽廳舉辦趙無極回顧展﹐展出他105幅油畫作品上海霍克藝術會館舉辦趙無極版畫展



Zao Wou-ki(1921—)

Born in Beijing, Zao studied at Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Lin Fengmian, and remained at the Academy to teach after graduating in 1941. He left for Paris and held his first solo exhibition in 1947. His works had been on exhibition at famous galleries in Paris and New York in the late 40s and throughout the 50s. He had become the most outstanding Chinese painter in Paris since the 70s. Zao’s powerful abstract paintings are highly recommended in Western countries, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The works are included in the collections of museums and art galleries all over the world.(Lot 25 )