Zeng Fanzhi

(Chinese, born 1964)

Zeng Fanzhi is a contemporary Chinese painter. Known for his Expressionist and psychologically probing portraits, he depicts human faces with vivid and lively brushworks that can at times border on abstraction. Zeng often will portray his subjects as seen through a dense thicket of branches, crowding and obscuring the canvas with a chaotic and stylized sense of malaise. Born in 1964 in Wuhan, China, he went on to study at the Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, where he developed an interest in German Expressionist painting. Having lived through the Cultural Revolution, Zeng often focuses on this experience in his work. He critically explores the rapidly changing face of contemporary Chinese culture, as evidenced in his iconic painting Tiananmen (2004) of Mao. The artist was the subject of a major retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2013–2014, and in 2009 he represented China in the 2009 Venice Biennale. As a highly sought-after artist, his colorful painting Mask Series 1996 No.6 (1996) broke auction records in 2008, and became the highest-grossing work by a contemporary Asian artist. Zeng lives and works in Beijing, China. 

Zeng Fanzhi Artworks

Zeng Fanzhi (920 results)
Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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LANDSCAPE, 2007

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LANDSCAPE, 2007

Sale Date: October 2, 2016

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SOCIETY NO. 3, 2001

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SOCIETY NO. 3, 2001

Sale Date: October 2, 2016

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天空, 2005

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天空, 2005

Sale Date: October 3, 2016

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面具系列, 2001

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面具系列, 2001

Sale Date: October 3, 2016

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UNTITLED (RECLINING FIGURE), 1998

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UNTITLED (RECLINING FIGURE), 1998

Sale Date: June 27, 2016

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: June 29, 2016

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SELF-PORTRAIT, 1996

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SELF-PORTRAIT, 1996

Sale Date: June 28, 2016

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面具系列, 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

面具系列, 2006

Sale Date: June 4, 2016

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天空, 2005

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天空, 2005

Sale Date: May 30, 2016

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Enigmatic Night (07-18), 2007

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Enigmatic Night (07-18), 2007

Sale Date: May 30, 2016

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Meat No. 3: Nativity, 1992

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Meat No. 3: Nativity, 1992

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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Mao, 2002

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Mao, 2002

Sale Date: May 29, 2016

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A Smoking Man, 2004

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A Smoking Man, 2004

Sale Date: May 29, 2016

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风景, 2005

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风景, 2005

Sale Date: May 14, 2016

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Untitled, 2008

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Untitled, 2008

Sale Date: May 7, 2016

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Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

Sale Date: April 14, 2016

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Untitled / 无题, 2012

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Untitled / 无题, 2012

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Man Holding a Plane (from Mask Series), 2006

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Man Holding a Plane (from Mask Series), 2006

Sale Date: March 16, 2016

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MASK SERIES (TWO WORKS), 2006

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MASK SERIES (TWO WORKS), 2006

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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COUNTRYSIDE NO.3, 2004

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COUNTRYSIDE NO.3, 2004

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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WATERMELON, 2006

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WATERMELON, 2006

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Spring; & Summer, 2004

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Spring; & Summer, 2004

Sale Date: March 25, 2016

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Autumn; & Winter, 2004

Zeng Fanzhi

Autumn; & Winter, 2004

Sale Date: March 25, 2016

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