Wu Guanzhong
Chinese · 1919–2010 · Painter
Wu Guanzhong was a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as a founder of modern Chinese painting. He is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary Chinese… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Spring to the NorthRavenel · HK$12,400,000≈ $1,594,020≈ £968,479≈ €1,116,886Sign up to see
Plum Blossom in the SnowRavenel · HK$6,600,000≈ $846,780≈ £544,448≈ €634,387Sign up to see
The Blooming MountainRavenel · HK$6,460,000≈ $833,340≈ £556,227≈ €660,961Sign up to see
Wu Guanzhong’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).
ArtSell has recorded 31 auction results for Wu Guanzhong between 2003 and 2025, of which 26 sold (84%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $884Sign up free to see to $1.6MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.6MSign up free to see for Spring to the North at Ravenel in May 2011. The most common medium is drawings (18 lots). Most results come from Ravenel (28), Sloans & Kenyon (13) and Phillips (2).
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- Springs and Autumns, 1994HK$4,826,000≈ $615,701≈ £454,392≈ €542,181Sign up free to see
- CHF 800≈ $884≈ £709≈ €824Sign up free to see
- A Heap of Stones, 1982NT$12,000,000≈ $376,080≈ £295,777≈ €353,392Sign up free to see
- NT$8,400,000≈ $263,256≈ £207,044≈ €247,375Sign up free to see
- Blooming Plums, 1983NT$6,000,000≈ $188,040≈ £147,888≈ €176,696Sign up free to see
- Landscape, 1999NT$2,400,000≈ $75,216≈ £59,155≈ €70,678Sign up free to see
- Lion Grove Garden, 1980sHK$5,280,000≈ $681,226≈ £453,848≈ €643,881Sign up free to see
- HK$1,140,000≈ $147,037≈ £96,633≈ €134,036Sign up free to see
- Landscape, 1999NT$2,640,000≈ $88,044≈ £57,231≈ €71,453Sign up free to see
- Black Roof Wall, 1987HK$2,160,000≈ $278,273≈ £177,176≈ €221,449Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Wu Guanzhong that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Wu Guanzhong paintings (7)Wu Guanzhong oil paintings (7)Wu Guanzhong works on paper (22)Wu Guanzhong drawings (18)
Wu Guanzhong: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Wu Guanzhong at auction?
$1,594,020Sign up free to see, for Spring to the North at Ravenel (May 2011) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Wu Guanzhong?
The median sale price is $202kSign up free to see across 26 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Wu Guanzhong have sold at auction?
26 of 31 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2025. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Wu Guanzhong?
Ravenel, Sloans & Kenyon and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Ravenel · Sloans & Kenyon · Phillips
About Wu Guanzhong
Wu Guanzhong was a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as a founder of modern Chinese painting. He is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary Chinese painters. Wu's artworks display both Western and Eastern influences, such as the Western style of Fauvism and the Eastern style of Chinese calligraphy. Wu painted various aspects of China, including its architecture, plants, animals, people, as well as many of its landscapes and waterscapes, in a style reminiscent of the impressionist painters of the early 1900s. He was also a writer on contemporary Chinese art.
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