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)
A Series No. 1, 2000

Zeng Fanzhi

A Series No. 1, 2000

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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无题7号 (Untitled no.7), 2004

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无题7号 (Untitled no.7), 2004

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Mask Series, 2006

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Mask Series, 2006

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Untitled, 2007

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Untitled, 2007

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Pope, 2005

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Pope, 2005

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Class One Series: No. 29, 1996

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Class One Series: No. 29, 1996

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Mask Series, 1999

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Mask Series, 1999

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Mask Series: No. 10, 1994

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Mask Series: No. 10, 1994

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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Mask Series, 1999

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Mask Series, 1999

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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Mask Series, 1999

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Mask Series, 1999

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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Warhol, 2006

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Warhol, 2006

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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I, We, 2005

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I, We, 2005

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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版画木马 (Trojan)

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版画木马 (Trojan)

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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版画彩虹 (Rainbow)

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版画彩虹 (Rainbow)

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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哥哥 (Old Brother), 2004

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哥哥 (Old Brother), 2004

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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Man with flowers (from Mask Series), 2006

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Man with flowers (from Mask Series), 2006

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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第一种姿态, 1993

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第一种姿态, 1993

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

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路, 2006

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, 2006

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

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Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

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Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1998

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Untitled (6 works), 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (6 works), 2006

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Portrait 07-8-1, 2007

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Portrait 07-8-1, 2007

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Untitled (Mask Series), 2000

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (Mask Series), 2000

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Fire, 2007

Zeng Fanzhi

Fire, 2007

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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