Self-Portrait 自畫像
An oil painting self-portrait by contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi. The work represents the artist's personal and artistic identity through portraiture.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Evening Auction
April 27, 2022
Estimate: $4,000,000 – $6,000,000
Lot 1151
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'Zeng’s secret of striking an emotional cord with viewers lies in his ability to liberate us from the rigid framework of culture-specific iconography. An icon, whether religious or secular, typically achieves its distinctive status by imbuing the content of the image with preconceived meaning of great cultural significance. For Zeng, however, there is no cultural boundary to his brilliant rework of many iconographies.' (Chiu-Ti Jansen, 'Unmasking Icons: Zeng Fanzhi’s Retrospective in Paris',
2005
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