‘‘In all my creations, whether I move from abstraction to representation or portraits, I constantly need that sense of breaking new ground. I love capturing these coincidences, so my paintings have no boundaries. I don’t confine myself.’’
— Zeng Fanzhi

Zeng Fanzhi at work in his studio in Beijing, 2009
Photo courtesy of Acquavella Galleries

‘‘They are not real landscapes. They are about an experience of ‘miao wu’ (marvelous revelation). ‘Miao wu’ does not fall into the common categories of cognitive process. Nor has it anything to do with reason. ‘Miao wu’ is a kind of revelation. Instead of making something obvious ‘miao wu’ brought about an unmarked world, which underlies the deep strata of life, both novel and familiar. In this respect, the ‘miao wu’ type of revelation concerns a disclosure of what is already embedded in the artistic ego—the revealed world is there, but it is unfamiliar and amazing. ‘Miao wu’ constitutes a restless journey of discovery.’’
— Zeng Fanzhi
- Provenance
  Acquavella Galleries, New York
  Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2016
- Exhibited
  New York, Acquavella Galleries, Zeng Fanzhi, 2 April – 15 May 2009, no. 6, n.p. (illustrated)

Zeng Fanzhi

Untitled 08-4-1

signed and dated 'Zeng Fanzhi [in Chinese and Pinyin] 2008' lower right
oil on canvas
80 x 110 cm. (31 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.)
Painted in 2008.

Estimate
HK$1,600,000 - 2,400,000
€198,000-298,000
$205,000-308,000

Sold for HK$1,764,000

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Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022