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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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Record prices

  1. Sanyu, Five Nudes, 1950-1959, Oil on fiberboardFive NudesRavenel · HK$128,320,000≈ $16,495,536≈ £10,022,198≈ €11,557,971Sign up to see
  2. Sanyu, Chrysanthemums in a Vase on a Red Table, 1950s, Oil on masoniteChrysanthemums in a Vase on a Red TableRavenel · NT$293,760,000≈ $9,623,578≈ £7,439,952≈ €8,763,046Sign up to see
  3. Sanyu, Vase of Chrysanthemums with Red Ground, 1930-1940s, Oil on masonite<br />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).

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median $24.9kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
179
of 198 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k$1M$10M20062009201220152018202120242003-10-05 · $3,7482004-04-11 · $2,6882004-04-11 · $2,8672004-11-14 · $11,4492004-11-14 · $22,1822005-06-05 · $21,8672005-12-04 · $674,2302005-12-04 · $4,9262005-12-04 · $7,7412006-06-04 · $914,2162006-06-04 · $5,1492006-06-04 · $4,7812006-06-04 · $8,0922006-06-04 · $4,7812006-12-03 · $352,4552006-12-03 · $5,8322006-12-03 · $8,7482007-12-02 · $20,1132008-12-01 · $1,050,0602009-06-07 · $7,9652009-06-07 · $54,3042009-12-06 · $55,9622009-12-06 · $1,860,4262009-12-06 · $11,1922010-05-31 · $1,847,8082010-06-06 · $2,333,5682010-06-06 · $40,7882010-12-05 · $19,8002010-12-05 · $13,8602011-05-30 · $16,495,5362011-06-05 · $20,8802011-06-05 · $18,7922011-12-04 · $11,1422013-05-26 · $772,8602013-06-02 · $16,8082013-06-02 · $24,0122013-06-02 · $8,8042013-06-02 · $8,8042014-12-07 · $100,2462014-12-07 · $7,3262014-12-07 · $7,3262014-12-07 · $11,5672014-12-07 · $18,5072014-12-07 · $19,2782014-12-07 · $25,0612015-05-31 · $20,1212015-06-07 · $50,4662015-06-07 · $13,9752015-06-07 · $10,0932015-06-07 · $25,2332015-12-06 · $32,9622015-12-06 · $40,2862015-12-06 · $43,9492016-05-29 · $12,3612016-11-20 · $15,0382016-12-04 · $37,6082016-12-04 · $20,6842016-12-04 · $24,4452016-12-04 · $20,6842017-06-03 · $47,7792017-06-04 · $9,375,3412017-06-04 · $29,8622017-06-04 · $175,1902017-06-04 · $23,8902017-06-04 · $71,6692017-06-04 · $167,2272017-06-04 · $21,8992017-12-02 · $21,9982017-12-02 · $21,5982017-12-02 · $29,9972017-12-02 · $25,9972017-12-02 · $19,9982017-12-02 · $31,1972017-12-02 · $16,7982017-12-02 · $47,9952017-12-02 · $12,7992017-12-02 · $19,9982017-12-02 · $51,9952017-12-02 · $19,9982017-12-02 · $19,1982017-12-02 · $18,3982017-12-02 · $16,7982017-12-02 · $21,9982017-12-02 · $25,9972017-12-02 · $47,9952017-12-02 · $19,9982017-12-03 · $439,9562017-12-03 · $919,9082017-12-03 · $39,9962017-12-03 · $47,9952017-12-03 · $71,9932018-05-27 · $31,8682018-05-27 · $151,3712018-05-27 · $71,7022018-05-27 · $66,9222018-06-03 · $80,3762018-06-03 · $56,2632018-06-03 · $96,4512018-06-03 · $24,1132018-06-03 · $127,2622018-06-03 · $52,2442018-06-03 · $72,3382018-12-02 · $46,7142018-12-02 · $89,5342018-12-02 · $42,8212018-12-02 · $54,4992019-05-25 · $15,9262019-06-01 · $18,2132019-06-01 · $17,4542019-06-01 · $32,2522019-06-01 · $30,3552019-06-01 · $15,9362019-06-01 · $36,0472019-06-01 · $15,9362019-06-01 · $20,8692019-06-01 · $15,9682019-06-01 · $14,4192019-06-01 · $18,9722019-06-01 · $22,7662019-06-01 · $22,7662019-06-01 · $14,0712019-06-01 · $15,8102019-06-02 · $22,1342019-06-02 · $45,5332019-06-02 · $20,5532019-06-02 · $28,4582019-11-25 · $23,9552019-11-25 · $79,8502019-12-01 · $9,623,5782019-12-01 · $141,5232020-07-19 · $19,5322020-07-19 · $32,5542020-07-19 · $36,6232020-12-04 · $14,6312020-12-04 · $52,0212022-11-30 · $17,7672023-11-26 · $27,6982024-06-14 · $4,8782024-06-14 · $1,2192024-11-25 · $5,500,6562024-11-26 · $52,2312024-11-26 · $62,0242024-11-26 · $42,4372024-11-26 · $39,1732024-11-26 · $31,0122025-05-27 · $81,0132025-05-27 · $42,1272025-05-27 · $24,3042025-05-27 · $19,4432025-09-28 · $74,6062025-09-28 · $18,2372025-09-28 · $36,4742025-09-28 · $19,8952025-09-28 · $16,5792025-09-28 · $24,8692026-03-29 · $85,6282026-03-29 · $49,4012026-03-29 · $36,2272026-03-29 · $16,4672026-03-29 · $46,1072026-03-29 · $52,6942026-06-02 · $39,5022026-06-02 · $18,1052026-06-02 · $24,6892026-06-26 · $47,7432026-09-30 · $27,9502026-09-30 · $49,323
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings171588%$3.5MSign up$1.1MSign up$16MSign up
Oil171588%$3.5MSign up$1.1MSign up$16MSign up
Works on paper16715392%$34.4kSign up$23.9kSign up$175kSign up
Watercolor211990%$68.3kSign up$50.5kSign up$175kSign up
Drawing14613492%$29.8kSign up$22.5kSign up$151kSign up
Prints & multiples141179%$29.1kSign up$19.5kSign up$85.6kSign up
Etching7686%$22.2kSign up$12.9kSign up$80.4kSign up
Drypoint22100%$56.7kSign up$56.7kSign up$85.6kSign up
Lithograph11100%$40.8kSign up$40.8kSign up$40.8kSign up
Woodcut / linocut11100%$31.9kSign up$31.9kSign up$31.9kSign up
Print (other)3133%$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

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20261212$42.8kSign up
20251210$24.6kSign up
20241514$40.8kSign up
202333$27.7kSign up
202211$17.8kSign up
202143—Sign up
202076$32.6kSign up
20193224$21.5kSign up
20181615$66.9kSign up
20173232$27.9kSign up
201666$20.7kSign up
201598$29.1kSign up
201487$18.5kSign up
201355$16.8kSign up
201144$19.8kSign up
201055$40.8kSign up
200955$54.3kSign up
200821$1.1MSign up
200711$20.1kSign up
200688$7kSign up
200544$14.8kSign up
200464$7.2kSign up
200311$3.7kSign up