Zhang Enli

Chinese | 1965

Zhang Enli is a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1965. His work is currently being shown at Ennova Art Museum in Langfang. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong have featured Zhang Enli's work in the past.Zhang Enli's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 380 USD to 2,944,216 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 2,944,216 USD for EATING NO.4, sold at China Guardian Auctions, Beijing in 2024. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 388,124 USD.Zhang Enli has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, ARTnews and ArtLyst. The most recent article is Reconstructing Visions: Recreations and Exploration of “Visions” in the Contemporary Context written for CAFA Art Info in February 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Smoking ,2002

By Zhang Enli

+201%

above mid-estimate

Untitled ,1995

By Zhang Enli

+54%

above mid-estimate

EXHIBITION ,2008

By Zhang Enli

+88%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Plastic Pipes ,2013

By Zhang Enli

+14%

above mid-estimate

XiLingYinShe Auction Co. Ltd.

The Container ,2004

By Zhang Enli

+6%

above mid-estimate

Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

Mosaic Face ,2011

By Zhang Enli

-6%

below mid-estimate

Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

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Current Exhibitions

Etched in Time: The Experience and Transformation of Contemporary Art Collection in China

Ennova Art Museum

Langfang | China

Apr 29,2024 - Jun 07,2027

Past Exhibitions

Getting Along With It

Shanghai Gallery of Art

Shanghai | China

Jun 29,2024 - Aug 08,2024

Zhang Enli: A Traveller

Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (St-Georges)

Brussels | Belgium

Mar 15,2024 - May 11,2024

VIEW 64 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Reconstructing Visions: Recreations and Exploration of “Visions” in the Contemporary Context

CAFA Art Info 17/02/2025

Themed on “Reconstructing Visions”, the group exhibition organized by Shijiazhuang Art Museum aims to explore the recreations and exploration of “visions” in current art context by presenting multiple forms of visual arts.

Christie's Asia 20th/21st Century November sale series: A celebration of two cities

ArtDaily 16/10/2024

Following the remarkable success of Christie’s Hong Kong’s inaugural 20th/21st Century Sale at The Henderson Christie’s is proud to maintain the momentum with an exceptional lineup of sales in Shanghai and Hong Kong this November.

Chinese Collector Qiao Zhibing Shutters a Shanghai Art Space as the West Bund Faces Changes

ARTnews 11/07/2024

Qiao Space, a private art space in Shanghai founded by one of the leading contemporary art collectors in China, was closed and demolished this June as part of government redevelopment efforts in West Bund.

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Coverage

“ .. Zhang Enli is known for his subdued paintings of ordinary objects: pipes and hoses, empty shelves, tiled walls and tangled wires... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, Zurich

“ ..The artist is known for his mastery of thinly applied pigments, which he manipulates using rapid and fluid brushstrokes... ”
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Xavier Hufkens, 6 rue St-Georges

“ ..For Zhang, the meeting point of two contrasting worlds – the rural paradigm and big city life, the reliably constant and the forever mutable, the certain past and unfathomable future – resides in the ordinary... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, New York, 69th Street

“ ..Zhang gives things importance by freeing them from their purpose so that form becomes their ‘new’ content... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, New York, 69th Street

“ ..Enli’s previous paintings featured seemingly mundane urban objects such as tangled wires, empty cabinets, cargo netting and stacked cardboard boxes... ”
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London