Big tree (3)

Details

ZHANG ENLI (B. 1965)
Big tree (3)
signed in Chinese and dated ‘04’ (lower right); signed again and titled in Chinese 'ENLI' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
250 x 200 cm. (98 3⁄8 x 78 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 2004

Provenance

BizArt, Shanghai
Büro Friedrich, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Zhang Enli: Human, Too Human, exh. cat., BizArt, Shanghai, 2004 (illustrated, p. 89).
D. Ayas, 'A Conversation with Davide Quadrio on Cultural Development in Shanghai and the Complex Case of BizArt', Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, vol. 7, no. 5, September 2008 (installation view illustrated, p. 42).

Exhibited

Shanghai, BizArt, Zhang Enli: Human, Too Human, April 2004.

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Lot Essay

"Thinking about Chinese painters from the past, it is clear to me that they painted trees and rocks from life. Day after day, I walk past some tree, they are a familiar presence; for me, to paint a tree is the same as to make someone's portrait: each tree is different and has its own individual features." - Zhang Enli

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