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. 

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Zeng Fanzhi Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
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Zeng Fanzhi (920 results)
The first pose, 1993

Zeng Fanzhi

The first pose, 1993

Sale Date: December 16, 2011

Auction Closed

Chinesin mit Holzpferd (from Giants of the..., 2005

Zeng Fanzhi

Chinesin mit Holzpferd (from Giants of the..., 2005

Sale Date: November 10, 2011

Auction Closed

无题 (Untitled), 2003

Zeng Fanzhi

无题 (Untitled), 2003

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

Auction Closed

Mask series, 2001

Zeng Fanzhi

Mask series, 2001

Sale Date: December 17, 2011

Auction Closed

粉红之四——蘑菇云 (Pink no.4-mushroom cloud), 1993

Zeng Fanzhi

粉红之四——蘑菇云 (Pink no.4-mushroom cloud), 1993

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

Auction Closed

站立男子肖像 (Standing man), 2001

Zeng Fanzhi

站立男子肖像 (Standing man), 2001

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

Auction Closed

Mask series No.15, 1993–1998

Zeng Fanzhi

Mask series No.15, 1993–1998

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

Auction Closed

Tiananmen, 2004

Zeng Fanzhi

Tiananmen, 2004

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

Auction Closed

Untitled, 2003

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

Auction Closed

Mask series no. 25, 1995

Zeng Fanzhi

Mask series no. 25, 1995

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

Auction Closed

Set of 10 prints, 2005

Zhang Xiaogang, Wang Guangyi, Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun and Zeng Fanzhi

Set of 10 prints, 2005

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Sitting man (from Mask series), 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

Sitting man (from Mask series), 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Woman and dog (from Mask series), 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

Woman and dog (from Mask series), 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Untitled (Reclining figure), 2008

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (Reclining figure), 2008

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Man holding a plane (from Mask series), 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

Man holding a plane (from Mask series), 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Untitled (sketch) (from Mask series), 1998

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (sketch) (from Mask series), 1998

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Untitled (Figure), 2006

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled (Figure), 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Mao + Calling, 2005

Zeng Fanzhi

Mao + Calling, 2005

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Spirit, 1993

Zeng Fanzhi

Spirit, 1993

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Self-portrait (from We series), 2002

Zeng Fanzhi

Self-portrait (from We series), 2002

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

Auction Closed

Woman, 2002

Zeng Fanzhi

Woman, 2002

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

Auction Closed

Mask series, 2001

Zeng Fanzhi

Mask series, 2001

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

Auction Closed

Mask n°1, 1999

Zeng Fanzhi

Mask n°1, 1999

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

Auction Closed

无题 (Untitled no.8), 2004

Zeng Fanzhi

无题 (Untitled no.8), 2004

Sale Date: November 13, 2011

Auction Closed

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