'FISH OF PREY' BY ZHANG XIEXIONG (BORN 1977), DATED 2005Oil on canvas, mounted on a stretcher. Painted with a large fish swimming in deep, dark waters with the mouth wide open as it tries to eat three smaller fish, two of which appear as if they might get away from the predator while the third is surely lost.Inscriptions: Lower left, signed 'Zhang Xiexiong' and dated '2005'.Provenance: German private collection, by repute acquired directly from the artist in 2005 and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use, the canvas edges with wear, the blue background with craquelure, minor soiling.Dimensions: Size 72 x 51.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a painting by the same artist at Shanghai DuoYunXuan auction in Contemporary Arts – Oil Paintings on 18 December 2014, lot 1572, sold for EUR 26,200 (CNY 200,000).張謝雄(1977- )《捕食》,2005年油畫。一條大魚在黑暗中捕食,嘴巴張開,試圖吃掉三隻小魚,其中兩條看上去好像它們可能會逃脫,而第三條肯定會被吞食。款識:張謝雄,2005來源:德國私人收藏,據説2005年直接購於藝術家處,自此保存在同一家族至今。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和使用痕跡,帆布邊緣有磨損,藍色背景有裂紋,輕微污漬。尺寸:72 x 51.5 厘米 拍賣結果:同一藝術家作品在上海朵雲軒拍賣 Contemporary Arts – Oil Paintings 拍場2014年12月18日拍場Lot1572, 售價EUR 26,200 (CNY 200,000).