Lin Fengmian: career timeline
Chinese · 1900–1991 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 49 of 65 lots (73% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4 | 2 | $38.4kSign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | $237kSign up | Drawing |
| 1960s | 9 | 5 | $108kSign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 13 | 10 | $126kSign up | Drawing |
| 1980s | 9 | 8 | $77.5kSign up | Drawing |
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1940s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $38.4kSign up
- Average
- $38.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 19.5 in (52 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1940 Lady in Front of MirrorUnsold
c. 1940 Lady$25kSign up
c. 1940 Lady in a Flower Garden$51.8kSign up
1940 Lady Playing Moon GuitarUnsold
1950s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $237kSign up
- Average
- $303kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 27 in (68 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (9)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Sunsets & night (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1950 Lady Playing Moon Guitar$331kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1950 Oriental Beauty with Fan$246kSign up
1950 Dongpo Appreciating BambooUnsold
c. 1950 Flowers in Vase$219kSign up
c. 1950 Autumn Forest$58.5kSign up
c. 1950 Green Willows, West Lake$561kSign up
1950 Woodcutters in the Pine Forest$76.5kSign up
1950 Autumn Haze$705kSign up
1950 Lady in a Green Dress$227kSign up
1960s 9 works
- Sold
- 5 of 9
- Median
- $108kSign up
- Average
- $250kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 27 in (67 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (9)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Sunsets & night (1), Birds (1)
c. 1960 Bottled Flowers$108kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1960 Lotus PondUnsold
c. 1960 Great View$81.6kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1960 Mountain SunsetUnsold
c. 1960 Pot of FlowersUnsold
c. 1960 Flying Birds upon Reed Field$57.2kSign up
1961 Lady Holding a FanUnsold
1964 Potted Cactus$771kSign up
1964 A White Jug$230kSign up
1970s 13 works
- Sold
- 10 of 13
- Median
- $126kSign up
- Average
- $150kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 19.5 in (40 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (13)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (2)
c. 1970 Reeds and Wild GeeseUnsold
c. 1970 Reeds and Wild Geese$81.2kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1970 Chinese Opera Figures: Romance of the Western Chamber$131kSign up
c. 1970 Flowers in Vase$156kSign up
c. 1970 Dawn (Hills & Cabins in Autumn)$74.6kSign up
1970 Riverside Landscape$88.3kSign up
1970 Wild Geese Flying Over the Forest$178kSign up
c. 1977 Lotus$120kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1977 Boats$200kSign up
1977 Still Life, Figure, Fish, Cactus$354kSign up
1977 Still Life with Flowers and Fish$116kSign up
1977 BirdUnsold
Show 1 more (1970s)
1979 Reclining Nude in Modigliani's StyleUnsold
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $77.5kSign up
- Average
- $132kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 19.5 in (41 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (9)
- Subjects
- Birds (2), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1980 Still LifeUnsold
c. 1980 Lady$241kSign up
c. 1980 Pines of Mount Huang$442kSign up
c. 1980 Cactus$37.5kSign up
c. 1980 Lady in Blue$71.5kSign up
1980 Young Southern Girls$143kSign up
1988 Chrysanthum$83.5kSign up
1989 Flowers and Birds$23.2kSign up
1989 Flowers and Bird$13.9kSign up
Creation date not recorded
16 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 2000s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $93.4kSign up
- Average
- $114kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 18 in (51 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (10), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Birds (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2004 Fisherwomen$306kSign up
sold 2005 Willows and Pavilion$73.9kSign up
sold 2005 Lady$43.4kSign up
sold 2006 Plum Tree and Birds$36.5kSign up
sold 2006 Opera Figures$113kSign up
sold 2007 Reeds and Wild GeeseUnsold
Show 5 more (2000s)
sold 2007 "Landscape"$700Sign up
sold 2008 Landscape$120kSign up
sold 2008 Lady with Flowers$291kSign up
sold 2008 Rain and the Mountain$27.2kSign up
sold 2008 Layers of Mount Scene$124kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $68.4kSign up
- Average
- $68.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 15 in (44 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4)
- Subjects
- Boats (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2010 Lady$77kSign up
sold 2012 Fishing BoatsUnsold
sold 2012 The Forest in Autumn$59.9kSign up
sold 2014 NudeUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $193kSign up
- Average
- $193kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 27.5 in (70 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Jeune femme nue assise$193kSign up
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 Lin Fengmian auction results →