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Hua Yan, Layered Peaks and Splashing Waterfall: Portrait of Hua Yan as a Young Man

Hua Yan

Chinese · 1682–1756 · Painter

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  1. Hua Yan, Swimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Hanging scroll. Ink on paper. Inscription, dated cyclically xinwei. Inscribed Xinlou shanren. Wooden boxSwimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911)Lempertz · €13,970≈ $16,159≈ £12,057Sign up to see

Hua Yan’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).

ArtSell has recorded 1 auction result for Hua Yan in 2026, of which 1 sold (100%). The highest price recorded is $16.2kSign up free to see for Swimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) at Lempertz in June 2026. Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (2) and Lempertz (1).

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  1. Hua Yan, Swimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Hanging scroll. Ink on paper. Inscription, dated cyclically xinwei. Inscribed Xinlou shanren. Wooden box
    Swimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
    Drawing · Paper
    33 x 26.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 193
    €13,970≈ $16,159≈ £12,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Hua Yan, Meiren, Two ink and color on paper scroll, one signed and sealed
    MeirenAfter the artist
    Drawing · Paper
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 318
    $275≈ £161≈ €202HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  3. Hua Yan, Untitled, BIRD AND LOTUS, ink and color on paper scroll, signed and sealed
    UntitledAfter the artist
    Drawing · Paper
    49 in. x 19 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 623
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

Hua Yan: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Hua Yan at auction?

$16,159Sign up free to see, for Swimming fish. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) at Lempertz (June 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Hua Yan?

The median sale price is $16.2kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Hua Yan have sold at auction?

1 of 1 recorded lots sold in 2026.

Which auction houses sell Hua Yan?

Sloans & Kenyon and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Sloans & Kenyon · Lempertz

About Hua Yan

In museum collections

  • Hua Yan, Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Three Big Trees, a Stream with an Old Man Sitting on the BankAlbum of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Three Big Trees, a Stream with an Old Man Sitting on the Bank, 1745
    Cleveland Museum of Art · Public domain
  • Hua Yan, Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Man with a Staff Admires Chrysanthemums at a FenceAlbum of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Man with a Staff Admires Chrysanthemums at a Fence, 1745
    Cleveland Museum of Art · Public domain
  • Hua Yan, Layered Peaks and Splashing Waterfall: Portrait of Hua Yan as a Young ManLayered Peaks and Splashing Waterfall: Portrait of Hua Yan as a Young Man, 1705
    Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
  • Hua Yan, Conversation in AutumnConversation in Autumn, 1732
    Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0

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