Sanyu
Chinese-French · 1895–1966
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Record prices
Five NudesRavenel · HK$128,320,000≈ $16,495,536≈ £10,022,198≈ €11,557,971Sign up to see
Chrysanthemums in a Vase on a Red TableRavenel · NT$293,760,000≈ $9,623,578≈ £7,439,952≈ €8,763,046Sign up to see
Vase of Chrysanthemums with Red GroundRavenel · NT$282,560,000≈ $9,375,341≈ £7,261,514≈ €8,358,154Sign up to see
Sanyu’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
12 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% | $3.5MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $16MSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 15 | 88% | $3.5MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $16MSign up |
| Works on paper | 167 | 153 | 92% | $34.4kSign up | $23.9kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Watercolor | 21 | 19 | 90% | $68.3kSign up | $50.5kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Drawing | 146 | 134 | 92% | $29.8kSign up | $22.5kSign up | $151kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 14 | 11 | 79% | $29.1kSign up | $19.5kSign up | $85.6kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 6 | 86% | $22.2kSign up | $12.9kSign up | $80.4kSign up |
| Drypoint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $56.7kSign up | $56.7kSign up | $85.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $40.8kSign up | $40.8kSign up | $40.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $31.9kSign up | $31.9kSign up | $31.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 1 | 33% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $42.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 10 | $24.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 | $40.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $27.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $32.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 32 | 24 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | $66.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | $27.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $20.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | $29.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | $18.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $19.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $40.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $54.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | $1.1MSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $20.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | $7kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $14.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |