Max Chiwai Liu: career timeline

Taiwanese · 1912–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 46 of 46 lots (100% 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.

Max Chiwai Liu: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1970s	4	2	$7.4kSign up	Watercolor
1980s	24	13	$6.5kSign up	Mixed media
1990s	13	11	$6kSign up	Mixed media
2000s	3	2	$8.9kSign up	Mixed media

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1970s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $7.4kSign up
Average: $7.4kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 15.5 in (53 × 40 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)

1980s 24 works

Sold: 13 of 24
Median: $6.5kSign up
Average: $8.6kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 14.5 in (46 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (21), Watercolor (3)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (4), Figures & portraits (2), Birds (2)

1981 A Bumper Harvest$5.3kSign up
1981 Portrait of A-SunUnsold
1982 Kiss Fishes$3.6kSign up
1983 Panther in Malaysian Rainforest$12.1kSign up
1983 A Roadrunner$5.8kSign up
1983 Little Girl with Poyo Bird$6.5kSign up
1984 South-North Dialogue in KoreaUnsold
1986 UntitledUnsold
1986 Severe ColdUnsold
1986 CrocodileUnsold
1987 In Studio Self-Portrait$14.8kSign up
1987 CelloUnsold

Show 12 more (1980s)

1987 African Shaman MasksUnsold
1987 Picasso Owl$4.9kSign up
1988 Homage to Paul KleeUnsold
1988 Africa seriesUnsold
1988 African Shaman – 2$11.6kSign up
1988 Nanluchi – A Passional Horse$5.4kSign up
1988 Taiwan Buffalo$5.6kSign up
1989 War Horse of the First EmperorUnsold · sold 2×
1989 Year of the Horse$8.6kSign up
1989 Geometric HorseUnsold
1989 Red Arowana$16kSign up
1989 Still Life; Girl and Bird$11.2kSign up

1990s 13 works

Sold: 11 of 13
Median: $6kSign up
Average: $5.8kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 15 in (46 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (13)
Subjects: Birds (2)

1991 Play MahjongUnsold · sold 2×
1991 Giraffe$3.4kSign up
1992 African Gold Seeker$5.9kSign up
c. 1993 King Cobra$6kSign up
c. 1993 Chameleon$6kSign up
1993 Bird$3.4kSign up
1994 Egretta Intermedia$6kSign up
1994 Leopard$5.9kSign up
1995 Deer$6.2kSign up
1996 ErosUnsold
1996 Mother and Child$5.9kSign up
1997 Little Miss Black$8.8kSign up

Show 1 more (1990s)

1997 Po-you Bird$6.8kSign up

2000s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $8.9kSign up
Average: $8.9kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 15.5 in (40 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1), Cattle & animals (1)

2001 Mother and ChildUnsold
2001 Old Man and Sea$8.1kSign up
2002 Sitting on Horse (Self-Portrait)$9.8kSign 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 Max Chiwai Liu auction results →