Max Chiwai Liu
Taiwanese · 1912–2002 · Painter
Liu Chiwai, and also known as Liu Max C.W., was a Taiwanese painter and anthropologist known for his watercolor and mixed media works. He was known as the "Old Playful Soul of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Red ArowanaRavenel · NT$480,000≈ $15,998≈ £9,555≈ €11,757Sign up to see
In Studio Self-PortraitRavenel · NT$456,000≈ $14,752≈ £9,671≈ €13,150Sign up to see
Panther in Malaysian RainforestRavenel · NT$360,000≈ $12,056≈ £9,006≈ €10,332Sign up to see
Max Chiwai Liu’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 46 auction results for Max Chiwai Liu between 2004 and 2021, of which 29 sold (63%). Recorded sale prices range from $3.4kSign up free to see to $16kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $16kSign up free to see for Red Arowana at Ravenel in June 2014. The most common medium is mixed media (15 lots). Results come from Ravenel (46).
46 results · page 1 of 2
- Untitled, 1986NT$120,000Sign up free to see
- NT$360,000≈ $12,056≈ £9,006≈ €10,332Sign up free to see
- Chameleon, 1993-1995NT$180,000≈ $5,972≈ £4,626≈ €5,324Sign up free to see
- King Cobra, 1993-1995NT$180,000≈ $5,972≈ £4,626≈ €5,324Sign up free to see
- Egretta Intermedia, 1994NT$180,000≈ $5,972≈ £4,626≈ €5,324Sign up free to see
- A Bumper Harvest, 1981NT$168,000≈ $5,265≈ £4,141≈ €4,947Sign up free to see
- Year of the Horse, 1989NT$276,000≈ $8,650≈ £6,803≈ €8,128Sign up free to see
- NT$312,000≈ $9,778≈ £7,690≈ €9,188Sign up free to see
- Chinese Opera Figure, 1974NT$216,000≈ $6,767≈ £5,457≈ €6,367Sign up free to see
- African Gold Seeker, 1992NT$192,000≈ $5,887≈ £4,083≈ €5,278Sign up free to see
Max Chiwai Liu paintings (15)Max Chiwai Liu mixed media (15)Max Chiwai Liu works on paper (31)Max Chiwai Liu watercolors (7)
Max Chiwai Liu: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Max Chiwai Liu at auction?
$15,998Sign up free to see, for Red Arowana at Ravenel (June 2014) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Max Chiwai Liu?
The median sale price is $6.1kSign up free to see across 28 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Max Chiwai Liu have sold at auction?
29 of 46 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2021.
Which auction houses sell Max Chiwai Liu?
Ravenel accounts for the most recorded results. Ravenel
About Max Chiwai Liu
Liu Chiwai, and also known as Liu Max C.W., was a Taiwanese painter and anthropologist known for his watercolor and mixed media works. He was known as the "Old Playful Soul of the art world (畫壇老頑童)" for his adventurous spirit in exploring Africa, Oceania, and Borneo and his passion for primitive art. He devoted his life to the study of art anthropology and the research of indigenous cultures, and published numerous related works to promote his love for nature and conservation of natural ecology.
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