Max Chiwai Liu
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)
2 works by Max Chiwai Liu with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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).
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- Play Mahjong, 1991Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$75,000–120,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$100,000–150,000
- Cello, 1987-8Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$75,000–120,000
- African Shaman Masks, 1987Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$350,000–500,000
- Crocodile, 1986Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$160,000–260,000
- Portrait of A-Sun, 1981Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$80,000–100,000
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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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