21. Zhang Daqian

21. Zhang Daqian

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

21. Zhang Daqian (1899–1983)

MODERN, b. Neijiang, China

Zhang Daqian. Photo: Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images
Zhang Daqian. Photo: Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images

Power Rank: 44

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
61.4%-3.1%$5.5m
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)
$9.6m2$4.8m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Landscape after Wang Ximeng1947Sotheby's Hong Kong30 Apr 2022$47.2m
2Pink Lotuses on Gold Screen1973Sotheby's Hong Kong5 Apr 2023$32.1m
3Mist at Dawn1968Sotheby's Hong Kong11 Oct 2021$27.6m
4Temple at the Mountain Peak1967Christie's Hong Kong24 May 2021$26.9m
5Manchurian Mountains1969Sotheby's Hong Kong1 Apr 2019$20.7m
6Spectacular Mountains in Spring Snow1967Sotheby's Hong Kong1 Apr 2018$10.6m
7Viewing the Waterfall1963Christie's Hong Kong29 May 2018$8.2m
8Red Lotus and Mandarin Ducks1943Christie's Hong Kong27 Nov 2018$7.5m
9Self Portrait with a Tibetan Mastiff-Sotheby's Hong Kong18 Apr 2021$7.4m
10Water and Sky Gazing after Rain in Splashed Colour1968Sotheby's New York22 Mar 2018$6.6m

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