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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 8, 2020 | China Guardian HK | Hong Kong | Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art | 90 | $****** - ****** | Untitled |
paintings
330 x 215 cm (129.92 x 84.65 in)
Oil on canvas
Signed in Chinese and dated on bottom right
Shortly after Untitled was completed in 2012 it was part of the artist's first solo exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in London, where it was collected by renowned European art collectors Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schull, though it was loaned back and shown as part of a major exhibition by Zeng at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris the following year. The Schulls are not only successful bankers and lawyers they are also important sponsors of Modern Art Oxford, the Contemporary Art Society and Southbank Art Center, London, and known for their impeccable taste in art circles across Europe, which speaks to the importance of the auctioned work. From London to Paris and Hong Kong, Untitled is a testament to a creative turning point in the work of Zeng Fanzhi, but it also reflects a more mature mindset in which the artist is more inward looking and focused on an inner dialogue. As we look at the painting, a corner of the soul makes its presence felt with the glow of early morning light, slowly lighting up the long night and the path traveled by the artist. As if walking down a pathway and looking up at the star-filled sky, Zeng takes off his “mask” and says goodbye to the past, as he walks home one snowy night.
20 Nov 2012 - 19 Jan 2013, Zeng Fanzhi, Gagosian Gallery, London
2012, Zeng Fanzhi, Gagosian Gallery, London, p.86-91
Oil on canvas
330 x 215 cm. 129 7/8 x 84 5/8 in.
Signed in Chinese and dated on bottom right
