Sell a Yan Pei-ming painting
Have a Yan Pei-ming painting to sell? Start with a free auction estimate. Yan Pei-ming has 38 recorded auction lots, 68% of them sold, most often at Phillips. Half of the priced sales fell between $47,644Sign up free to see and $216,316Sign up free to see.
Record price: $1,640,553Sign up free to see for Mao. Chinese Vermilion #5, Ravenel, June 2008.
Past auction results, not a valuation. Condition, size, subject, date and provenance decide what a particular work brings. Full price guide: what is a Yan Pei-ming painting worth? →
Recent Yan Pei-ming results
- Autoportraits en crâne — $139,749Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 2026
- Pope Innocent X No. 11 — $41,211Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 2025
- Pope Innocent X No. 5 — $311,937Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 2025
- Mao, Chinese Vermilion #7 — $66,942Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Nov 2024
- "Kasper König 291193" — $23,414Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Oct 2024
- Portrait of Isabelle Huppert III — $156,022Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 2022
Where Yan Pei-ming sells
| Auction house | Lots | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips | 25 | 17 | $85.1kSign up free to see |
| Ravenel | 8 | 5 | $833kSign up free to see |
| Lempertz | 2 | 2 | $129kSign up free to see |
Free auction estimate
How selling at auction works
- Send photos for a free estimate. A photo of the front, plus the signature, the back and any labels if you can. Add the size and anything you know about where the work came from.
- Get an auction estimate. A specialist compares the work with recorded auction results and replies with an estimate range: what the work could reasonably bring at auction, not a guarantee or a formal appraisal.
- Agree terms and a reserve. If you decide to sell, you sign a consignment agreement that sets the commission, any fees and the reserve (the confidential minimum price below which the work will not sell).
- Ship or hand over the work. The work goes to the house for inspection, cataloguing and photography. Condition and authorship are checked before it is offered.
- The sale. The work is offered in a scheduled sale, online or in the room. Buyers pay a buyer’s premium on top of the hammer price; that is the buyer’s cost, not yours.
- Get paid. After the buyer pays, the house settles with you: the hammer price minus the seller’s commission and any agreed fees.
Typical timeline
- Estimate: usually a few days after you send photos.
- Consignment to sale: commonly 6–12 weeks, because houses build sales around themes and seasons and need time to catalogue and market each lot.
- Payment: usually about 30–35 days after the sale, once the buyer has paid.
What selling costs
- Seller’s commission: a percentage of the hammer price. At many houses it falls roughly between 10% and 25%, often lower for higher-value works, and it is frequently negotiable.
- Possible fees: some houses charge for photography, insurance, shipping or an unsold-lot fee. Ask which apply before you sign.
- Buyer’s premium: paid by the buyer on top of the hammer price. Prices in our results include it where the house publishes it.
What to have ready for your Yan Pei-ming estimate
- A straight-on photo of the whole front, in daylight, without glare (frame on is fine)
- A close-up of the signature, monogram or any stamp
- The back: canvas or board, stretcher, labels, gallery or exhibition stickers, inscriptions
- Height and width (and depth for sculpture), without the frame if you can
- Medium if you know it: oil, acrylic, watercolor, print, bronze…
- How you acquired it: purchase receipts, gallery invoices, letters, family history, past appraisals
- Condition notes: tears, flaking, stains, restoration, foxing on paper
- For prints: the edition number (e.g. 23/100) and any blindstamp
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Yan Pei-ming appraisal for insurance or an estate
Not selling, but need a documented value? A free auction estimate is for selling; insurers, executors and charities usually need a formal written appraisal. Need an appraisal for insurance? Request a written Yan Pei-ming appraisal →
Selling Yan Pei-ming: questions
How do I sell a Yan Pei-ming painting?
Send photos of the front, signature and back with the size for a free auction estimate. If you decide to sell, you consign the work to an auction house under a written agreement that sets the commission and reserve; the house catalogues, markets and sells it, then pays you after the buyer pays.
Is there demand for Yan Pei-ming at auction?
ArtSell has recorded 38 Yan Pei-ming lots between 2006 and 2026, and 68% of them sold; 6 priced sales came in the last five years.
What have Yan Pei-ming paintings sold for?
Half of the 26 priced sales were between $47,644 and $216,316 (median $119,073); the record is $1,640,553. These are past auction results, not a valuation of your work.
How much does it cost to sell at auction?
The seller pays a commission on the hammer price, at many houses roughly 10% to 25% and often negotiable for higher-value works, plus any agreed fees such as photography, insurance or shipping. The estimate itself is free.
How long does it take?
An estimate usually takes a few days. From consignment to sale is commonly 6 to 12 weeks, and payment usually follows about a month after the sale.
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