Cai Guo-Qiang
Chinese · b. 1957 · Painter, Printmaker
Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese artist living in the US. He primarily utilizes pyrotechnics, with gunpowder and fireworks at the center of many of his works. He is most notable for… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Study for SunflowerRavenel · NT$40,640,000≈ $1,414,272≈ £862,677≈ €976,168Sign up to see
Furious Tiger Going Down a MountainRavenel · HK$7,680,000≈ $989,261≈ £635,119≈ €752,518Sign up to see
Descending Wolves for the Guggenheim International GalaRavenel · NT$30,320,000≈ $903,536≈ £608,114≈ €713,412Sign up to see
Cai Guo-Qiang’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
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $80kSign up | $80kSign up | $84.4kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $80kSign up | $80kSign up | $84.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 21 | 78% | $329kSign up | $95.2kSign up | $1.4MSign up |
| Drawing | 16 | 13 | 81% | $204kSign up | $51.7kSign up | $904kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 2 | 67% | $9.9kSign up | $9.9kSign up | $17.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $9.9kSign up | $9.9kSign up | $17.6kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.9kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $739kSign up | $739kSign up | $739kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.