Cai Guo-Qiang Drawings: Auction Prices

Chinese · b. 1957

ArtSell has recorded 16 auction results for Cai Guo-Qiang drawings between 2008 and 2021, of which 13 sold (81% sell-through). Prices realised range from $11,088 to $903,536, with a median of $51,730 across 13 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $903,536 for “Descending Wolves for the Guggenheim International Gala” at Ravenel in 2008.

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1. 
   Project for Extraterrestrials No. 8 - Reviving the Ancient Signal Towers (9), 1990

   Drawing · Paper

   51 x 67 cm

   Ravenel · Dec 5, 2021 · Lot 286
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$220,000–320,000View at Ravenel ↗
2. 
   Two Wandering Tigers, 2005

   Drawing · Paper

   200 x 300 cm. (78 3/4 x 118 1/8 in.)

   Phillips · Dec 3, 2020 · Lot 25
   HK$4,410,000≈ $568,934≈ £423,062≈ €468,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$3,500,000–4,500,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Life Beneath the Shadow: The Brahan Seer, 2005

   Drawing · Paper

   200 x 150 cm. (78 3/4 x 59 in.)

   Phillips · Nov 27, 2016 · Lot 39
   HK$1,125,000≈ $145,046≈ £116,860≈ €136,939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$700,000–900,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Danger Book: Suicide Fireworks, 2007

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 5/9

   closed: 75.3 x 52 cm (29 5/8 x 20 1/2 in); opened: 75.3 x 104 cm (29 1/2 x 40 7/8 in)

   Phillips · Feb 11, 2014 · Lot 201
   £43,750≈ $72,021≈ €52,663Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Golden Yuan Bills-Numinous Talismans, 2005

   Drawing · Paper

   36 x 27.5 cm

   Ravenel · Jun 2, 2013 · Lot 702
   NT$360,000≈ $12,006≈ £7,862≈ €9,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$380,000–550,000View at Ravenel ↗
6. 
   Dragon Cypress, 2009

   Drawing · Paper

   306 x 402.5 cm

   Ravenel · Jun 2, 2013 · Lot 732
   NT$21,600,000≈ $720,360≈ £471,718≈ €553,867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$24,000,000–32,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
7. 
   Golden Yuan Bills – Numinous Talismans, 2005

   Drawing · Paper

   38 x 28 cm

   Ravenel · Dec 2, 2012 · Lot 679
   NT$384,000≈ $13,206≈ £8,214≈ €10,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$400,000–600,000View at Ravenel ↗
8. 
   Golden Yuan Bills–Numinous Talismans, 2005

   Drawing · Paper

   38 x 28 cm

   Ravenel · Dec 2, 2012 · Lot 680
   NT$384,000≈ $13,206≈ £8,214≈ €10,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$400,000–600,000View at Ravenel ↗
9. 
   Golden Missile (hexaptych), 1998

   Drawing · Paper

   218.5 x 432 cm<br />218.5 x 72 cm (each)

   Ravenel · Nov 25, 2012 · Lot 529
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$2,000,000–4,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
10. 
    Golden Yuan Bills - Numinous Talismans, 2005

    Drawing · Paper

    38 x 28 cm

    Ravenel · Jun 3, 2012 · Lot 138
    NT$480,000≈ $16,008≈ £10,406≈ €12,991Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$450,000–650,000View at Ravenel ↗
11. 
    Project for Extraterrestrials No. 3: 45.5 Meteorite Craters Made by Humans on Their 45.5 Hundred Million Year Old Planet, 1990

    Drawing · Paper

    94 x 63.5 cm

    Ravenel · Dec 4, 2011 · Lot 188
    NT$1,560,000≈ $51,730≈ £33,067≈ €38,287Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$1,700,000–2,700,000View at Ravenel ↗
12. 
    Nontransparent Monument No. 1~No. 5 (A set of 5), 2006

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 14/20

    230 x 126 cm (1)<br />219 x 127 cm (2)<br />195 x 125 cm (3)<br />183 x 127 cm (4)<br />161 x 128 cm (5)

    Ravenel · Dec 4, 2011 · Lot 185
    NT$840,000≈ $27,854≈ £17,805≈ €20,616Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$750,000–1,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
13. 
    Project for Extraterrestrials, No. 8: Reviving the Ancient Signal Towers (4), 1990

    Drawing · Paper

    91 x 64 cm

    Ravenel · Nov 28, 2011 · Lot 12
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$800,000–1,200,000View at Ravenel ↗
14. 
    Fetus Movement II: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 9, 1991

    Drawing · Paper

    88 x 65 cm

    Ravenel · Dec 5, 2010 · Lot 145
    NT$3,120,000≈ $102,960≈ £65,684≈ €77,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$1,500,000–2,500,000View at Ravenel ↗
15. 
    Golden Yuan Bills - Numinous Talismans, 2005

    Drawing · Paper

    38 x 28 cm

    Ravenel · Dec 5, 2010 · Lot 205
    NT$336,000≈ $11,088≈ £7,074≈ €8,371Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$350,000–450,000View at Ravenel ↗
16. 
    Descending Wolves for the Guggenheim International Gala, 2006

    Drawing · Paper

    230 x 387.4 cm

    Ravenel · Dec 7, 2008 · Lot 293
    NT$30,320,000≈ $903,536≈ £608,114≈ €713,412Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$26,000,000–33,000,000View at Ravenel ↗

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