What is a Li Shan painting worth?
b. 1942 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Li Shan with a published auction price sold between $11,917Sign up free to see and $36,205Sign up free to see, and the median is $23,269Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $24,250Sign up free to see across 9 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Li Shan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 15
- Sold rate
- 67%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2023
- Median price
- $23.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $185kSign up free to see Rouge Series - Mao, Ravenel, May 2010
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | $12.9k–$39.6kSign up free to see | $24.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Ravenel (11), Phillips (3), Lempertz (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Li Shan sales
- Journey in the Altai Mountains with three camels, Hanging scroll. Ink and colours on paper. Inscription, dated cyclically gengshen — $3,531Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 8, 2023
- Inner Space, acrylic on canvas — $6,648Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 8, 2016
- Mao 2, acrylic on canvas — $39,569Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 8, 2016
- Fish as Man (Rouge Series), acrylic on canvas — $41,152Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 8, 2016
- Rouge Series: Double Mao, Acrylic on canvas — $11,588Sign up free to see, Ravenel, May 29, 2016
- Rouge Series, Mao, Acrylic on canvas — $12,902Sign up free to see, Ravenel, Nov 29, 2015
- Rouge Series (Double Mao), Oil and silkscreen on canvas — $22,288Sign up free to see, Ravenel, Dec 1, 2013
- Rouge Series - Mao, Oil on canvas — $184,781Sign up free to see, Ravenel, May 31, 2010
Questions about Li Shan prices
What is a Li Shan painting worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Li Shan have sold for a median of $23,269, and half of them sold between $11,917 and $36,205. For paintings alone the median is $24,250 (9 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Li Shan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $184,781 for “Rouge Series - Mao” at Ravenel in May 2010.
How often do Li Shan works sell at auction?
67% of the 15 lots recorded between 2004 and 2023 sold.
How can I sell a Li Shan painting?
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Of the 15 lots by Li Shan recorded at auction between 2004 and 2023, 10 found a buyer (67%).
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