Chinese, 1909–1954
Chen Shaomei
170results on record
69%sell-through
$40,006median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$449,429record in our coverage
Drawn from 170 recorded results (148 sold · 22 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
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Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 28 | 62% | $24,185 |
| sculpture | 6 | 75% | $19,233 |
| other | 5 | n/a | $49,164 |
Medium is recorded for 39 of 170 results (23%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Qi Baishi Chen Shaomei Qi Baishi
| Metric | Chen Shaomei | Qi Baishi |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $40,006 | $92,522 |
| Record price | $449,429 | $10,019,040 |
| Results on record | 170 | 1,835 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Qi BaishiZhang DaqianPu RuWu Changshuo
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
81/ 100
- Sell-through69%
- Meets estimate91%
- Market depth170 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 105 | 100% | $50,090 | 1.71× |
| Christie's | 29 | 71% | $24,185 | — |
| Bonhams | 33 | 48% | $8,536 | 1.22× |
| Heritage Auctions | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 177 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 22 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $39, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2013·06 | Beauty With Flowers | $4,500–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·04 | Waterfall By the Grove | $50,991–$76,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Tung Trees In The Moonlight; Pine | $8,923–$11,473 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | scholar appreciating bamboo | $44,617–$63,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Scholar Beneath Palm Tree | $38,243–$63,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Lady Under The Willows | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Meditating on a Skiff | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $25,495–$38,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | Three Immortals | $19,122–$31,869 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Lady under Peach Blossom | $22,946–$31,869 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Landscape After Guo Xi | $63,739–$89,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Child's Play | $22,946–$31,869 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Landscape | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·04 | Lady Resting Under the Bamboo | $12,748–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·04 | Travelling in the Autumn Mountains | $57,365–$76,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | scholar under the cyrpess tree | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Composing Poems in the Studio | $38,243–$63,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Cleansing Foot in a Stream | $57,365–$76,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | Drifting in the Mist | $28,045–$31,869 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·04 | Mandarin Ducks under Plum | $19,122–$31,869 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Boating on the Lotus Pond | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Landscape | $15,297–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Snowscape in Ming Style | $25,495–$38,243 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Lady Playing the Flute | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Forests | $63,739–$89,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Autumn Boating | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | Lady in the Garden | $15,297–$22,946 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | Lady by the Willow Tree | $15,297–$22,946 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | Cloudscape | $19,122–$25,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Drifting under the Red Cliff | $12,748–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Recluse in the Mountains | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Crane on Pine Tree | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Lake Scenery | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Scholar in Deep Thoughts | $20,396–$25,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Rowing Skiff | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Viewing Lotus | $63,739–$89,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Drifting | $15,297–$22,946 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Stealing Peaches | $63,739–$89,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Excursion | $8,923–$11,473 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | lady by the window | $12,748–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Appreciating Plum Blossom | $6,374–$8,923 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Viewing Waterfall | $63,739–$89,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Lotus | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Twin Pines | $8,923–$11,473 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Lady by Willow Tree | $15,297–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | (1909-1954) | Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk | $7,649–$10,198 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·04 | Reciting poetry on a willow bank | $76,486–$101,982 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | Meditating on a skiff | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | Pine and daylily | $10,198–$15,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | (1909-1954) | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $10,198–$12,748 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | (1909-1954) | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $8,923–$11,473 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | (1909-1954) | Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk | $15,297–$25,495 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | God of Longevity | $15,297–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Lotus Peak on Mount Huang | $12,748–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Lone skiff by the pine cliff | $38,243–$50,991 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Snowscape in Ming style | $6,374–$8,923 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Lady by bamboo | $15,297–$19,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Early spring in Jiangnan | $28,045–$38,243 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Savouring tea | $8,923–$11,473 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·04 | Construction site | $3,187–$4,462 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·04 | Meditation | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·04 | Lady in a bamboo grove | $6,374–$8,923 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·04 | Melodies of nature | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | (1909-1954) | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk | $25,495–$38,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | (1909-1954) | Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk | $7,649–$10,198 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·10 | Contemplating by the river | $6,374–$8,923 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Lady in a garden | $3,187–$4,462 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Pavilion by the willow | $8,923–$11,473 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Buddhist figure | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Agriculture co-op | $7,649–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2002·10 | Various aspects of Guanyin | $44,617–$63,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 1999·11 | (1909-1954) | $3,187–$3,824 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | (1909-1954) | $6,374–$7,649 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | (1909-1954) | $6,374–$8,923 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·09 | (1909-1954) | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $25,495–$38,243 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·09 | (1909-1954) | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $3,824–$6,374 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·04 | (1909-1954) | $2,295–$2,550 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | (1909-1954) | $2,550–$2,804 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.