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Drawing (ink) · Paper
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026HK$219,300 ≈ $27,950 ≈ £21,099 ≈ €24,615Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Standing Nude, Viewed from Back
Sanyu (Chinese-French, 1895–1966)
HK$129,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $16,467≈ £12,399≈ €14,298
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 44.5 x 28 cm. (17 1/2 x 11 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art (HK010326)
- Date
- March 29, 2026
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Lot
- 149
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 – HK$240,000 (≈ $15,318 – $30,636) (≈ £11,534 – £23,068) (≈ €13,300 – €26,601)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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