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).
Price trend
13 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $647kSign up | $539kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 7 | 100% | $647kSign up | $539kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Works on paper | 22 | 18 | 82% | $219kSign up | $152kSign up | $847kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $52.2kSign up | $52.2kSign up | $52.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 15 | 83% | $201kSign up | $147kSign up | $847kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $884Sign up | $884Sign up | $884Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $884Sign up | $884Sign up | $884Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.