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Mushroom Cloud by Yue Minjun, 2002, acrylic on canvas, offered May 2017© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Mushroom Cloud

Yue Minjun (Chinese, b. 1962) · 2002

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate HK$4,500,000 – HK$6,500,000 (≈ $577,440 – $834,080) (≈ £449,510 – £649,292) (≈ €515,756 – €744,980)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2002' lower right
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
300 x 220 cm (118 1/8 x 86 5/8 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale (HK010117)
Date
May 28, 2017
Location
Hong Kong
Lot
27
Estimate
HK$4,500,000 – HK$6,500,000 (≈ $577,440 – $834,080) (≈ £449,510 – £649,292) (≈ €515,756 – €744,980)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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