- 2815
Zeng Xiaojun
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD
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Description
- Zeng Xiaojun
- Ten Thousand Brushstrokes
- ink and colour on paper, framed
- executed in 1999
signed XIAOJUN and with one seal of the artist
Provenance
American Collection
Exhibited
New York, China 2000 Fine Art, Metamorphosis: Zeng XIAOJUN Recent Paintings, 1999
Literature
Xinyuan Moji Zeng Xiaojun, People's Fine Arts Publishing, Beijing, 2005, pp. 120- 121
Condition
Overall in good condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Connoisseur, authority on classical Chinese furniture, furniture maker and collector of scholar’s rocks and all things wood, Zeng Xiaojun is a painter truly rooted in the present day and infuses his works with a refreshing take on the scholar tradition. Considered a contemporary literati by his peers, Zeng immerses himself both in the appreciation of the past and present. Ten Thousand Brushstrokes is an exceptional departure from Zeng’s familiar paintings of gnarled roots and twisting, withered trees. Using thousands of minute brushstrokes, this monumental landscape is a mesmerizing, explorative study on abstraction, color, and rhythm. Zeng’s labyrinthine rivulets of ink and color, which border on the obsessive and the hallucinatory, course together to form a coherent, dynamic whole. This visual experience is similar to an encounter with the monumental mountain landscapes of the Northern Song dynasty, which inspires Zeng for their dynamic, all-encompassing energy and balance.