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Duan Zhaonan"Father" - Colorful Textured Oil Impasto Portrait of an Old Man with a Hat2015
2015
$6,750
£5,145.50
€5,878.34
CA$9,498.20
A$10,403.48
CHF 5,477.43
MX$124,162.02
NOK 69,804.95
SEK 63,812.25
DKK 43,926.99
About the Item
Duan Zhaonan (Chinese, born 1955)
"Father" 2015
Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting.
In "Father," Duan Zhaonan presents a deeply personal portrait shaped by memory, observation, and emotional weight. The face emerges through dense, expressive layers of paint, where scraped passages and broken color give the surface a raw, lived-in quality. Rather than pursuing idealization, Duan allows age, strain, and tenderness to coexist, creating a presence that feels intimate and unguarded.
Duan Zhaonan is known for figurative works that bridge contemporary Chinese painting with an expressionist sensibility. His approach emphasizes psychological depth over formal likeness, using vigorous brushwork and a restrained yet earthy palette to convey inner life. The artist turns inward for this piece, transforming a familial subject into a universal meditation on lineage, resilience, and quiet authority. The result is a portrait that feels both personal and timeless, grounded in human experience rather than narrative.
About the Artist:
Duan Z. was born in Yunnan, China, and is now a renowned figure in Chinese Opera, Specializing as a Painter, Educator, Playwright, and Producer. He serves as Director of the Chinese Dramatic Literature Society and Chairman of the American Chinese Culture Artists Association. Since 1986, Duan has been writing about in more than twenty regular columns under the title “Duan’s Opera Figure Painting Column” in Chinese Newspapers and Magazines in the US and China. He has published thousands of figurative opera paintings. He has featured in more than two hundred reports and interviews on television, radio, newspapers, and magazines such as American Art Collector and British Art Review. Civic institutions and private patrons across the United States, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and National Level Museums in China collect his work.
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- Creation Year:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Carmel, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1380212925952
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