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Sanyu

Chinese-French · 1895–1966

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198auction results2003–2026years recorded90%sold (179)$24.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Five NudesRavenel · May 2011HK$128,320,000≈ $16,495,536≈ £10,022,198≈ €11,557,971Sign up to see
Chrysanthemums in a Vase on a Red TableRavenel · Dec 2019NT$293,760,000≈ $9,623,578≈ £7,439,952≈ €8,763,046Sign up to see
Vase of Chrysanthemums with Red GroundRavenel · Jun 2017NT$282,560,000≈ $9,375,341≈ £7,261,514≈ €8,358,154Sign up to see

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Sanyu, Sans titre, ink on paper — Sans titre
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026
HK$219,300Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Sans titre, ink on paper — Sans titre
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026
HK$387,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Untitled, ink on paper — Untitled
Phillips · Jun 26, 2026
£36,120Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Drawing Woman, ink on paper — Drawing Woman
Phillips · Jun 2, 2026
HK$309,600Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Portrait of a Woman, ink on paper — Portrait of a Woman
Phillips · Jun 2, 2026
HK$141,900Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Untitled (Nude), ink on paper — Untitled (Nude)
Phillips · Jun 2, 2026
HK$193,500Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Horse and Acrobat, 1929, drypoint on paper — Horse and Acrobat, 1929
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$670,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Seated Nude, ink on paper — Seated Nude
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$387,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Standing Nude, ink on paper — Standing Nude
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$283,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Standing Nude, Viewed from Back, ink on paper — Standing Nude, Viewed from Back
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$129,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Drawing Woman, ink on paper — Drawing Woman
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$361,200Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Reclining Nude, pencil on paper — Reclining Nude
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$412,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Woman in Checkered Skirt, 1920, ink and watercolour on paper — Woman in Checkered Skirt, 1920
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$580,500Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Buste de femme de profil, ink on paper — Buste de femme de profil
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$141,900Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme assise bras gauche en arriére, ink on paper — Femme assise bras gauche en arriére
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$283,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme debout de dos tete dans les bras, ink on paper — Femme debout de dos tete dans les bras
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$154,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme debout de face saluant, ink on paper — Femme debout de face saluant
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$129,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme de 3/4 dessinant, ink on paper — Femme de 3/4 dessinant
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$193,500Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Nu de dos allongé, pencil and charcoal on paper — Nu de dos allongé
Phillips · May 27, 2025
HK$635,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Nu agenouillé de dos, ink on paper — Nu agenouillé de dos
Phillips · May 27, 2025
HK$330,200Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme au carnet, ink on paper — Femme au carnet
Phillips · May 27, 2025
HK$190,500Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Lady in Sketching, ink and charcoal on paper — Lady in Sketching
Phillips · May 27, 2025
HK$152,400Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Two Nudes on a Red Tapestry, 2017, Giclée print in colours, on wove paper, with full margins — Two Nudes on a Red Tapestry, 2017
Phillips · Mar 28, 2025
HK$7,620Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Study of Hands, c.1927, Ink on paper — Study of Hands, c.1927
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2024
NT$900,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Standing Nude, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Standing Nude, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2024
NT$1,200,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Joyful Nude, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Joyful Nude, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2024
NT$960,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Reclining Nude, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Reclining Nude, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2024
NT$1,920,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Elegant Lady, 1920s-1930s, Ink and watercolor on paper — Elegant Lady, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2024
NT$4,080,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme assisse de face jambes pliées, ink on paper — Femme assisse de face jambes pliées
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
HK$406,400Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme en pul jacquard, ink on paper — Femme en pul jacquard
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
HK$482,600Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme assise avec veste, ink on paper — Femme assise avec veste
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
HK$330,200Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Debout de face la main gauche sur le sein droit, ink on paper — Debout de face la main gauche sur le sein droit
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
HK$304,800Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme de dos penchée en avant, ink on paper — Femme de dos penchée en avant
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
HK$241,300Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Reclining Nude, with Raised Knee II, 1950, oil on masonite — Reclining Nude, with Raised Knee II, 1950
Phillips · Nov 25, 2024
HK$42,800,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Illustrations for Les Poèmes de T'ao Tsien, 1930, The complete set of three etchings, on Arches paper, with full margins, with poems in French (translated from Chinese by Liang Tsong Tai), preface by Paul Valéry, and additional portrait of the poet after Hwang Shen on the frontispiece, bound (as issued), contained in a later red fabric-covered slipcase — Illustrations for Les Poèmes de T'ao Tsien, 1930
Phillips · Jun 14, 2024
HK$38,100Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Flowers in a Vase, 2017, Giclée print in colours on canvas — Flowers in a Vase, 2017
Phillips · Jun 14, 2024
HK$9,525Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Standing Nude, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Standing Nude, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Jun 2, 2024
NT$720,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Lady in Blouse, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Lady in Blouse, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2023
NT$780,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Horse and Acrobat, 1929, drypoint on paper — Horse and Acrobat, 1929
Phillips · Nov 26, 2023
HK$215,900Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Writing Lady, c. 1920 - 1930, Watercolor on paper — Writing Lady, c. 1920 - 1930
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2023
NT$5,280,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Untitled (Nude), ink on paper — Untitled (Nude)
Phillips · Nov 30, 2022
HK$138,600Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Abstract Nude, 1920s - 1930s, Ink on paper — Abstract Nude, 1920s - 1930s
Ravenel · Jul 18, 2021
NT$600,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Standing Nude, ink on paper — Standing Nude
Ravenel · Jul 18, 2021
NT$600,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Lady in Blouse, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Lady in Blouse, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Jul 18, 2021
NT$720,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Figure, 1920s-1930s, Ink on paper — Figure, 1920s-1930s
Ravenel · Dec 6, 2020
NT$1,200,000Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Femme assise dessinant, ink on paper — Femme assise dessinant
Phillips · Dec 4, 2020
HK$403,200Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Les Poèmes de T'ao Tsien, 1930, a set of three etchings in an editioned book — Les Poèmes de T'ao Tsien, 1930
Phillips · Dec 4, 2020
HK$113,400Sign up free to see

Sanyu, Nude, Pencil on paper — Nude
Ravenel · Jul 19, 2020
NT$960,000Sign up free to see