Dong Kingman
American · 1911–2000 · Painter, Draughtsman
Dong Kingman was a Chinese American artist and one of America's leading watercolor masters. As a painter on the forefront of the California Style School of painting, he was… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Lijiang River with Elephant Trunk Hill in the Distance, Guilin, ChinaBonhams · $10,200≈ £4,986≈ €6,930Sign up to see
Navy DayBonhams · $9,400≈ £4,974≈ €7,247Sign up to see
Freighter at DockBonhams · $7,800≈ £3,963≈ €4,970Sign up to see
Dong Kingman’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).
Price trend
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 56 | 46 | 82% | $3.5kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 54 | 44 | 81% | $3.6kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $153Sign up | $200Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $130Sign up | $130Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $200Sign up | $200Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $3.1kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $384Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $200Sign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $504Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | $900Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |