What is a Yan Pei-ming painting worth?
b. 1958 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 26 works by Yan Pei-ming with a published auction price sold between $47,644Sign up free to see and $216,316Sign up free to see, and the median is $119,073Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $136,856Sign up free to see across 22 sales. In the last five years the median was $103,345Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Yan Pei-ming prices by medium
- Auction results
- 38
- Sold rate
- 68%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $119kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.6MSign up free to see Mao. Chinese Vermilion #5, Ravenel, Jun 2008
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 22 | $79.1k–$249kSign up free to see | $137kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 4 | $3.7k–$7.6kSign up free to see | $5.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (25), Ravenel (8), Lempertz (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 7 | $5.6k–$36.5kSign up free to see | $8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 5 | $77.1k–$152kSign up free to see | $92.8kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 14 | $126k–$316kSign up free to see | $158kSign up free to see |
Recent Yan Pei-ming sales
- Autoportraits en crâne, oil on canvas, triptych — $139,749Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
- Pope Innocent X No. 11, oil on canvas — $41,211Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 3, 2025
- Pope Innocent X No. 5, oil on canvas — $311,937Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025
- Mao, Chinese Vermilion #7, Öl auf Leinwand — $66,942Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Nov 28, 2024
- "Kasper König 291193", Öl auf Leinwand — $23,414Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Oct 1, 2024
- Portrait of Isabelle Huppert III, oil on canvas — $156,022Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 13, 2022
- International Landscape, Oil on canvas — $123,310Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 19, 2020
- Icons, The complete set of four lithographs in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full ma — $7,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 25, 2019
Questions about Yan Pei-ming prices
What is a Yan Pei-ming painting worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Yan Pei-ming have sold for a median of $119,073, and half of them sold between $47,644 and $216,316. For paintings alone the median is $136,856 (22 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Yan Pei-ming sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,640,553 for “Mao. Chinese Vermilion #5” at Ravenel in June 2008.
Which Yan Pei-ming medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $136,856 (22 sales).
How often do Yan Pei-ming works sell at auction?
68% of the 38 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Yan Pei-ming painting?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Yan Pei-ming have appeared at auction 38 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2026; 26 sold, a sell-through rate of 68%.
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