Gao Jianfu, The Destruction of Civilization

Gao Jianfu

Chinese · 1879–1951 · Painter

Gao Jianfu was a Chinese artist active before and during World War II. He is known for leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting as a "new… (Wikipedia)

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2auction results2017–2026years recorded50%sold (1)$919Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Gao Jianfu, Untitled, printUntitledLeonard Joel · A$1,300≈ $919≈ £681≈ €780Sign up to see

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Average price
median $919free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
1
of 2 offered · 2017–2026
Sell-through
50%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$316$1k$3k20262026-02-23 · $919
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Prints & multiples11100%$919Sign up$919Sign up$919Sign up
Print (other)11100%$919Sign up$919Sign up$919Sign up
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Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202611$919Sign up
201710—Sign up

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