Lao Lianben: career timeline
b. 1948 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 88 of 129 lots (68% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | 13 | $58.1kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1980s | 26 | 26 | $26.7kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1990s | 38 | 34 | $36kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | $71.1kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | $79.6kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | $10.9kSign up | Acrylic |
Where does mine fit?
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1970s 15 works
- Sold
- 13 of 15
- Median
- $58.1kSign up
- Average
- $66.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 34.5 in (91 × 88 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (5), Oil (5), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1973 Tryst 7$79.3kSign up
1974 Landscape$175kSign up
1974 Ancient #6$31kSign up
1975 Tryst 83$154kSign up
1976 Tryst-112$58.1kSign up
1976 Untitled$966Sign up
1977 Secret 7$69.2kSign up
1977 Òm$40.7kSign up
1977 Presence$95.1kSign up
1978 UNTITLED, 1978$1.4kSign up
1978 a.) Untitled 1 b.) Untitled 2 c.) Untitled 3 d.) Untitled 4$6.5kSign up
1979 Untitled$38.4kSign up
Show 3 more (1970s)
1979 CloudsUnsold
1979 SecretUnsold
1979 Under the Influence of Moonlight$113kSign up
1980s 26 works
- Sold
- 26 of 26
- Median
- $26.7kSign up
- Average
- $53.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 39 × 33.5 in (99 × 85 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (7), Acrylic (5), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1980 Prediction 12$254kSign up
1980 Prediction 12$151kSign up
1980 a.) Abstract 1 b.) Abstract 2 c.) Abstract 3 d.) Abstract 4$15.1kSign up
1980 a.) Untitled 1, b.) Untitled 2, c.) Untitled 3, d.) Untitled 4$12.5kSign up
1980 Untitled$3.9kSign up
1980 Set of Works$6.6kSign up
1980 Untitled$8.3kSign up
1980 Prediction 12$82.6kSign up
1981 Untitled$205kSign up
1981 Black Garden VI$19.9kSign up
1981 Tryst-300$39.1kSign up
1981 Water$1kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1981 Aura 2$52.2kSign up
1982 Oil on Paper #7$10.4kSign up
1983 Untitled$134kSign up
1983 a. Untitledb. Untitledc. Untitled$1.6kSign up
1983 Untitled (Circuit)$892Sign up
1983 Untitled$456Sign up
1983 Calligraph$37.2kSign up
1984 Secrets$13.5kSign up
1985 Untitled$8.4kSign up
1985 Wood Void$109kSign up
1985 Water Dance 3$33.5kSign up
1988 Untitled$49.3kSign up
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 38 works
- Sold
- 34 of 38
- Median
- $36kSign up
- Average
- $66.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 24 in (91 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (23), Mixed media (9), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1990 Neurotic Zen Masters 6$152kSign up
1990 Water$72.4kSign up
1990 Neurotic Zen Master 3$86.4kSign up
1991 Untitled$16.4kSign up
1991 Gestures$293kSign up
1992 Untitled$4.2kSign up
1992 Ninja Nightmare$992Sign up
1992 Presence$115kSign up
1992 Ninja NightmareUnsold
1992 Untitled$71.3kSign up
1992 Abstract$3.3kSign up
1992 Presence$44.7kSign up
Show 12 more (1990s)
1993 Zen Cloud$187kSign up
1993 View$24.3kSign up
1993 Substance$77.5kSign up
1994 Thinking of Zen$195kSign up
1994 Stillness$101kSign up
1994 Sense of Light$18.4kSign up
1994 Liquid Light$63.8kSign up
1994 Substance$7.8kSign up
1995 a.) Untitled b.) Untitled c.) Untitled$3.1kSign up
1995 Substance$26kSign up
1995 UntitledUnsold
1995 Inner Light$20.1kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $71.1kSign up
- Average
- $77.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 60 × 45 in (152 × 114 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
2002 Tryst$64.3kSign up
2003 Liquid Light$71.1kSign up
2008 Temporary Exit From Reality$24.7kSign up
2009 Man of Few Words$127kSign up
2009 Buddhist Television$101kSign up
2010s 3 works
2020s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
41 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works
- Sold
- 27 of 35
- Median
- $38.9kSign up
- Average
- $70.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 22.5 in (64 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (26), Mixed media (6), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Zen Garden$17.5kSign up
sold 2020 Monk’s Table$29.2kSign up
sold 2020 A Matter$5.6kSign up
sold 2021 Tryst$56.2kSign up
sold 2022 Temporary Exit From RealityUnsold
sold 2022 One Cloud I, II, III$32.9kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 In Silence$22.6kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled$8.5kSign up
sold 2023 Ancestral$7.6kSign up
sold 2023 Table with "One Stones"$63.6kSign up
sold 2023 Thinking of a View$117kSign up
sold 2023 Harmony$209kSign up
…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Lao Lianben auction results →