Liu Ye
Chinese · b. 1964 · Painter
Liu Ye is a Beijing-based contemporary Chinese painter known for his bright-hued paintings of childlike female figures, his favourite cartoon character, Dick Bruna's Miffy, and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Choir of Angels (Red)Phillips · HK$27,750,000≈ $3,580,583≈ £2,852,826≈ €3,172,588Sign up to see
She Isn't Afraid of MondrianPhillips · HK$26,550,000≈ $3,393,090≈ £2,635,819≈ €3,068,448Sign up to see
The End of BaroquePhillips · HK$22,230,000≈ $2,838,326≈ £2,324,592≈ €2,687,046Sign up to see
Liu Ye’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).
Lots sold
49
of 54 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
91%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 17 | 15 | 88% | $1.3MSign up | $890kSign up | $3.6MSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.9MSign up | $1.7MSign up | $3.6MSign up |
| Acrylic | 13 | 12 | 92% | $1.1MSign up | $825kSign up | $3.4MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 5 | 4 | 80% | $63.8kSign up | $65.3kSign up | $73.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $63.8kSign up | $65.3kSign up | $73.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 30 | 29 | 97% | $10.9kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $39kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 3 | 100% | $7.2kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 11 | 100% | $7.4kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $16.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 15 | 14 | 93% | $15.3kSign up | $14.6kSign up | $39kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 1 | 50% | $699Sign up | $699Sign up | $699Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.