Ai Weiwei

Chinese · b. 1957 · Painter, Sculptor

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's… (Wikipedia)

Email alerts for new results and upcoming sales

Own a work by Ai Weiwei? Get a free auction estimate →

238lots offered2013–2026years recorded86%sold (204)$6.3kSign up free to seemedian price

2 works by Ai Weiwei with an auction history (offered more than once) →

2 works by Ai Weiwei coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

Show prices also in

Circle of Animals / Zodiac HeadsPhillips · Jun 2015£3,442,500≈ $5,409,200≈ €4,858,709Sign up to see
Circle of Animals/Zodiac HeadsPhillips · Feb 2015£2,882,500≈ $4,426,944≈ €3,907,966Sign up to see
Circle of Animals/Zodiac HeadsPhillips · May 2017$3,370,000≈ £2,584,951≈ €3,028,125Sign up to see

Ai Weiwei’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters

Longest side– Editioned With imagesReset

236 results · page 2 of 6

Cedar (Large), 2022
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 13/50
I. 57.7 x 43.5 cm (22 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.) S. 70.8 x 55.5 cm (27 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 224
£1,270≈ $1,723≈ €1,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Cedar, 2022
Screenprint · Paper
13⅝ h x 10¼ w in (35 x 26 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 307
$1,584≈ £1,167≈ €1,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Peony, 2015
Sculpture
1½ h x 3½ dia in (4 x 9 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 21, 2025 · Lot 209
$5,715≈ £4,264≈ €5,048Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Everyone is a Dragon, 2024
Screenprint · ed. 10 colour screenprint, printed in 15 layers, ed. 945/1106
58.5 x 58.5cm (image); 60 x 60cm (sheet); 63 x 63cm (frame)
Leonard Joel · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 47
A$4,800≈ $3,059≈ £2,307≈ €2,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Odyssey, 2017
Lithograph · Paper
36 h x 24 w in (91 x 61 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 18, 2025 · Lot 224
$330≈ £254≈ €302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Colored Pots, 2006
painted Neolithic vessels, in 12 parts
smallest 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 16.5 x 14.3 cm) largest 11 3/4 x 9 x 7 1/8 in. (29.8 x 22.9 x 18.1 cm) installation dimensions variable
Phillips · Feb 28, 2025 · Lot 109
$69,850≈ £55,423≈ €67,092Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
CATS (RED), 2022
Screenprint · ed. 110/150
the sheet 28cm x 33cm (11in x 13in), unframed
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 22, 2025 · Lot 240
£504≈ $623≈ €597Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Middle Finger in Red, 2023
Screenprint
21⅝ h x 21⅝ w in (55 x 55 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025 · Lot 296
$1,207≈ £979≈ €1,173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Cats Red, 2022
Screenprint · ed. 128/150
15 x 20.5 cm medidas de la imagen
Morton Subastas · Dec 19, 2024 · Lot 164
MX$10,000≈ $492≈ £390≈ €473HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$12,000–18,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
History of Bombs, 2021
Lithograph
19⅝ h x 27⅝ w in (50 x 70 cm)
Wright · Dec 18, 2024 · Lot 393
$1,806≈ £1,420≈ €1,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗

Also offered, result not published (2)

Lots by Ai Weiwei that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Ai Weiwei paintings (20)Ai Weiwei acrylic paintings (8)Ai Weiwei works on paper (3)Ai Weiwei prints (97)Ai Weiwei lithographs (22)Ai Weiwei screenprints (30)Ai Weiwei multiples (39)Ai Weiwei photographs (9)Ai Weiwei sculpture (60)

Ai Weiwei signature

91 catalogued lots by Ai Weiwei record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

on the reverse4
lower right3
on the base1

Form

signed73
signed and dated13
signed in pencil3
with seals2

Signed 'Ai Weiwei' on the certificate of authenticity affixed to the reverse — On Attersee, Phillips, Jun 23, 2026
Signed lower right: Ai Weiwei; editioned lower left — Everyone is a Dragon, Leonard Joel, Apr 16, 2025
Signed, numbered and dated "WeiAi . 2009 . 1/18" on the reverse — Hanging Man (Gold), Phillips, Sep 25, 2024

Ai Weiwei signature: all forms and examples →

About Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese government and its stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport for "economic crimes", and detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a figure in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and a prominent political commentator.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.