16. Sanyu

16. Sanyu

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

16. Sanyu (Chang Yu) (1895–1966)

MODERN, b. Nanchong, China

Sanyu, Femme à la robe jaune avec chaussettes roses, 1920s–1930s

Power Rank: 109

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
69%-56.8%$11.9m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$5.8m1$5.8m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Five Nudes1950Christie's Hong Kong23 Nov 2019$38.8m
2Quatre nus1950Sotheby's Hong Kong8 Jul 2020$33.3m
3Nu1965Sotheby's Hong Kong5 Oct 2019$25.3m
4Chrysanthèmes blanches dans un pot bleu et blanc (White Chrysanthemum in a Blue and White Jardiniere)1950Christie's Hong Kong10 Jul 2020$24.7m
5Fleurs dans un pot bleu et blanc1950Sotheby's Hong Kong5 Oct 2020$24.1m
6Goldfish1940Christie's Hong Kong2 Dec 2020$22m
7Nu1960Sotheby's Hong Kong5 Oct 2020$21.8m
8Chrysanthèmes roses dans une corbeille (Pink Chrysanthemums in a Basket)1931Christie's Hong Kong2 Dec 2020$17.8m
9Potted Chrysanthemums1950Christie's Hong Kong24 May 2021$15.3m
10Nu avec un pékinois1950Sotheby's Hong Kong18 Apr 2021$13.6m

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