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Chinese-French · 1895–1966 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 121 of 198 lots (60% 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.

Sanyu: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s7962$22.5kSign upDrawing
1930s2520$20.1kSign upDrawing
1940s22$458kSign upOil
1950s88$1.4MSign upOil
1960s22$38kSign upOil

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1920s 79 works

Sold
62 of 79
Median
$22.5kSign up
Average
$104kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 11 in (45 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (64), Watercolor (12), Oil (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (16), Abstract (2), Beach scenes (2)
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…and 55 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 25 works

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20 of 25
Median
$20.1kSign up
Average
$534kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 9.5 in (34 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (9), Etching (6), Watercolor (5)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (3), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$458kSign up
Average
$458kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 15.5 in (34 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Etching (1)
Subjects
—

1950s 8 works

Sold
8 of 8
Median
$1.4MSign up
Average
$4.5MSign up
Typical size
27.5 × 28 in (70 × 72 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Figures & portraits (1)

1960s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$38kSign up
Average
$38kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 12 in (22 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

77 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
$8.4kSign up
Average
$13.5kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 11 in (45 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (8), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 33 works

Sold
30 of 33
Median
$27.6kSign up
Average
$37.6kSign up
Typical size
17 × 11.5 in (44 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (31), Lithograph (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6)
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…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 33 works

Sold
30 of 33
Median
$36.4kSign up
Average
$35.3kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 11 in (45 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (30), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (15), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Sanyu auction results →