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Yue Minjun

Chinese · b. 1962 · Painter, Sculptor

Yue Minjun is a Chinese contemporary artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Yue Minjun, Enchanted Spring, 1994, Oil on canvasEnchanted SpringRavenel · HK$11,500,000≈ $1,483,500≈ £990,188≈ €1,176,634Sign up to see
  2. Yue Minjun, Untitled (Magritte Stone), 2006, oil on canvasUntitled (Magritte Stone)Phillips · £965,000≈ $1,291,749≈ €1,166,575Sign up to see
  3. Yue Minjun, Hometown, 2005, oil on canvasHometownPhillips · £321,000≈ $422,789≈ €360,066Sign up to see

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  1. Yue Minjun, Untitled (Smile-ism No. 1 -28), lithograph on archival paper
    Untitled (Smile-ism No. 1 -28)
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/45
    No. 1-6, 16, 23: 110 x 80 cm. (43 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.) No. 7, 9, 24: 80 x 110 cm. (31 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.) No. 10-14, 17, 18, 20-22, 26: 110 x 90 cm. (43 1/4 x 35 3/8 in.) No. 8, 15, 19, 25, 27, 28: 90 x 110 cm. (35 3/8 x 43 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Yue Minjun, Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18): One Smile Elevates us All, 2006, Impresión offset 11 / 45
    Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18): One Smile Elevates us All, 2006
    Print (other) · ed. 11/45
    110.5 x 90 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–30,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  3. Yue Minjun, Sin título (Smile-ism No. 26): One Smile Elevates Us All, 2006, Litografía offset 25 / 45
    Sin título (Smile-ism No. 26): One Smile Elevates Us All, 2006
    Print (other) · ed. 25/45
    110 x 89.5 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–30,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  4. Yue Minjun, Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18): One Smile Elevates Us All, 2006, Litografía offset 25 / 45
    Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18): One Smile Elevates Us All, 2006
    Print (other) · ed. 25/45
    110.5 x 90 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 281
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$12,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  5. Yue Minjun, Surplus Value (Brown), 2019, Copper and wood multiple, contained in the original wooden box with brown printed image
    Surplus Value (Brown), 2019
    Multiple · Panel · ed. 43/75
    20.6 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 7 x 5 3/4 in.) box 22.2 x 28.9 x 28.9 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Yue Minjun, Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18), 2006, Litografía offset 25 / 45
    Sin título (Smile-ism No. 18), 2006
    Print (other) · ed. 25/45
    110.5 x 90 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–25,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  7. Yue Minjun, Surplus Value, 2019, Copper and wood multiple, contained in the original wooden box with pink printed image
    Surplus Value, 2019
    Multiple · Panel · ed. 12/75
    20.6 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 7 x 5 3/4 in.) box 22.2 x 28.9 x 28.9 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Yue Minjun, Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, 2003, acrylic on fibreglass and reinforced plastic with iron base
    Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, 2003
    Acrylic · ed. 23/25
    188 x 91 x 44 cm. (74 x 35 7/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Yue Minjun, Untitled (Smile-ism No. 18), lithograph on paper
    Untitled (Smile-ism No. 18)
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 45/45
    110.5 x 90 cm. (43 1/2 x 35 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Yue Minjun, Untitled (Smile-ism No. 17), 2006, lithograph in colors
    Untitled (Smile-ism No. 17), 2006
    Lithograph
    43¼ h x 35½ w in (110 x 90 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 373
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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About Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun is a Chinese contemporary artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolour and prints. While Yue is often classified as part of the Chinese Cynical Realist art movement developed in 1989, Yue rejects this label, but also "doesn't concern himself about what people call him."

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