Xiaolian Zeng Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Xiaolian Zeng Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Rex"
Est: $200 - $400
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Rex" Original First Day Cover watercolor painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This watercolor was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 1.60fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including Flora of China, Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. Rhododendrons such as the R. rex are propagated chiefly by cutting. Gardeners use seeds, layering, grafting and cutting to produce their desired results. Seeds are used specifically for breeding new varieties or for multiplying existing species. Layering is a lengthy process that involves rooting a branch while it is still attached to the mother plant. In recent years, grafting has been superceded by cutting, which speedily produces new plants from late summer and fall cuttings. Image Size: 9.75 x 13.75 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13055)
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Jul. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Giganteum"
Est: $200 - $400
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Giganteum" Original First Day Cover watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This watercolor was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 90fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including Flora of China, Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. In 1889, the young English horticulturist Ernest H. Wilson traveled to the Far East in search of new plant varieties. In just the first year of his expedition, Wilson sent some 40 new species of Rhododendron back to England. Many 20th century plant hunters followed his lead, supplying the world with thousands of new Rhododendron varieties. Some, like the R. giganteum, are still quite popular, dazzling many with their appearance. The R. giganteum is known for its size and beauty. Image Size: 9.75 x 13.25 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13059)
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Jul. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B 1939) "Rhododendron Fictolacteum"
Est: $200 - $400
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Fictolacteum" Original First Day watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This watercolor was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 20fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including Flora of China, Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. Indigenous to western China, the R. fictolacteum also thrives in American regions boasting mild, humid climates. This resilient plant can shoot up to 20 feet in length and produces creamy white blossoms splashed with scarlet. Horticulturists consider this plant an ideal shrub for picturesque landscaping, a tenacious, exotic beauty which remains one of the world's most popular garden plants. Image Size: 9.75 x 11.75 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13056)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Wardii"
Est: $250 - $500
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Wardii" Original Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 5 Rhododendron souvenir sheet issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. During the early 20th century, Frank Kingdon-Ward was among those who scoured far-away countries searching for new varieties of plants to bring back to Europe and North America. One of his many discoveries is the fabulous yellow-flowered species which bears his name, Rhododendron wardii. Native to western China and Tibet, this attractive bloom thrives only in mild climates, much to the chagrin of growers living in areas where the growing season is short. Image Size: 10.25 x 13.25 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13058)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Fortunei"
Est: $250 - $500
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Fortunei" Original Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 80fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. In 1856, Robert Fortune discovered deep in eastern China the breathtaking creamy-pink flowers of a beautiful new species of Rhododendron. This plant often attains a height of 12 feet, exhibiting clusters of its multi-petaled flowers from its slender stalks. R. fortunei, named for its discoverer, is now found in gardens throughout the world, an ever-popular evergreen variety of the beautiful Rhododendron. Image Size: 9.25 x 11.75 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13060)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Delavayi"
Est: $250 - $500
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Delavayi" Original Watercolor painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 10fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. Native to the higher altitudes and moist acid soils of southern China and Southeast Asia, the R. delavayi is a plant as hardy as it is colorful. In the nurturing climate of its homeland, this plant forms dense thickets of ground cover and tall, elegant trees bearing flowers of white, pink or red. It is also a popular hedge and border shrub, its ornamental flowers appearing over a long season and its infintie varieties delighting gardeners worldwide. Image Size: 8.75 x 12.75 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13054)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B 1939) "Rhododendron Agglutinatum"
Est: $250 - $500
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Agglutinatum" Original Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 50fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. R. agglutinatum is native to China, bearing shocks of reddish-pink flowers that stand out stunningly against the deep, rich green of its leaves. Its striking beauty can be found brightening much of China, especially the moist, humid mountains near the Malay Peninsula. Gardeners find this plant grows best in partial shade, sheltered from strong winds. It does poorly in alkaline soils, preferring an acid soil rich in organic material. Image Size: 9.75 x 12.75 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13053)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Common Pheasant Pair"
Est: $400 - $800
Zeng Xiaolian (Chinese, B. 1939) "Common Pheasant Pair" Original WatercolorSigned lower center. Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Common Pheasant belongs to the family of the Galliformes, subfamily Phasianidae. They are elegant with beautiful plumage and have a white ring around their necks. They feed on grain, berries, seeds and insects and prefer walking to flying. Originally occurring in Asia, they have been introduced to Europe and North America. Their numbers are increasing and they are of high economic value. Common pheasants are one of the favorite birds of the Swedish people. Image Size: 6 x 7.75 in. Overall Size: 8.25 x 11.25 in. Unframed. (B15685)
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Apr. 05, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Chinese Copper Pheasant"
Est: $400 - $800
Zeng Xiaolian (Chinese, B. 1939) "Chinese Copper Pheasant Pair" Original Watercolor. painting. Signed lower center. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Chinese Copper Pheasant belongs to the family of the Galliformes, subfamily Phasianidae. They are elegant with beautiful plumage. They feed on grain, berries, seeds and insects and prefer walking to flying. Chinese Copper Pheasants grow to a length of about 1.2 meters. Their bellies are white. Living in China's Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet provinces, Chinese Copper Pheasants are protected under China's Grade II Protection Designation. They are also world famous ornamental birds. Image Size: 6.25 x 8 in. Overall Size: 8.25 x 11.25 in. Unframed. (B15684)
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Mar. 01, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Molle"
Est: $200 - $400
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Molle" Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 15fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. Native to the plateaus and highlands of Asia the R. molle has flourished in eastern North America for centuries. In 1794 the renowned French botanist Andr? Michaux, trekking across the Great Smoky Mountains, described Rhododendron thickets so thick that he was "obliged to use an axe to clear the way." Such bounty prompts many who see these flowers in the mountains to make a beeline for the nearest nursery to purchase lush, vibrant Rhododendrons for their own gardens. Image Size: 8.25 x 10.25 in. Overall Size: 12 x 13.75 in. Unframed. (B13057)
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Mar. 01, 2020
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Simsii"
Est: $200 - $400
Zeng Xiaolian (B. 1939) "Rhododendron Simsii" Watercolor. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the China 20fen Rhododendron stamp issued June 25, 1991. Born in 1939 in Yunnan Province, Zeng Xiao Lian is a talented Chinese artist. He worked as a senior engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Zeng Xiao Lian received artistic training in Beijing. The artist has painted a series of beautiful botanical images of flowers and birds. These accurate detailed images have been published in more than fifty books, including "Flora of China", "Flora and Rhododendrons Yunnan" and others. Paintings by Zeng Xiao Lian participated in numerous national exhibitions in China, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia. Growing up to ten feet tall and possessing narrow oval-shaped leaves covered in bristly hairs, the R. simsii prefers mild climates and the greenhouse's controlled environment. Its broad funnel-shaped blossoms range in color from rose to dark red, and form clusters containing two to six flowers. Originally from China and Taiwan, the R. simsii is a parent plant of a hardy Indian Azalea hybrid. Although the Azalea is considered to be a subspecies of Rhododendron, many determined botanists still maintain the two plants are of entirely different classifications. Image Size: 8.75 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 12 x 14 in.. Unframed (B13052)
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