Artist
Wang Du
130results on record
77%sell-through
$122,716median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$2,472,205record in our coverage
Drawn from 130 recorded results (120 sold · 10 passed) across 6 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; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
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 | 63 | 60% | $170,181 |
| other | 6 | 100% | $316,736 |
| painting | 3 | 67% | $166,651 |
Medium is recorded for 72 of 130 results (55%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Dong Qichang Wang Du Dong Qichang
| Metric | Wang Du | Dong Qichang |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $122,716 | $51,574 |
| Record price | $2,472,205 | $7,443,598 |
| Results on record | 130 | 324 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Dong QichangWen ZhengmingLiu YongWang Hui
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
76/ 100
- Sell-through77%
- Meets estimate64%
- Market depth130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 65 | 70% | $157,316 | — |
| Sotheby's | 52 | 95% | $77,419 | 1.20× |
| Bonhams | 8 | 62% | $29,030 | 0.84× |
| Phillips | 3 | 33% | $12,530 | — |
| Aste Dams | 1 | 100% | $8,150 | 0.60× |
| WETTMANN Kunstauktionen | 1 | 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 134 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 10 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·08 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $25,498–$50,996 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | 王鐸 草書節臨王獻之《安和帖》｜Wang Duo, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $765,803–$1,531,605 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Poem in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on silk | $51,480–$77,220 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·10 | Five-Character Poem in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $193,050–$386,101 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | 王鐸 草書王獻之《新婦地黃湯》帖 ｜Wang Duo, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $192,753–$385,506 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | 王鐸 草書片語｜Wang Duo, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $15,420–$35,981 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | (F) | — | WETTMANN Kunstauktionen | |||
| 2025·04 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $515,700–$773,551 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·04 | Correspondence to Zhou Lianggong | Horizontal scroll, ink on satin | $64,463–$90,248 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·11 | Inscription of a Painting in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $128,507–$257,014 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | 王鐸 仿米芾行草書 | Wang Duo, Calligraphy after Mi Fu | $386,072–$772,143 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Five-Character Poem in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $767,486–$1,023,315 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Senza titolo, 1989 | $8,693–$13,039 | Aste Dams | |||
| 2023·12 | Ink Bamboo | $6,399–$10,239 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Five-Character Poem in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on flower-patterned satin | $511,945–$767,918 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | 王鐸 行草五律詩 | $255,367–$383,050 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Poetry Manuscripts | $331,943–$459,614 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Running Script Calligraphy | Album of four leaves, ink on silk | $38,537–$64,229 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·12 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $578,058–$706,516 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Bamboo | Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink and color on gold-flecked paper | $22,931–$33,122 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Running Script Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on floral-patterned satin | $63,696–$89,175 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Femme, Femmme, Femm, Fem, Fe..... | $12,430–$18,646 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·12 | Poem in Running Script | $641–$1,025 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | Five-Character Poem in Running-Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $387,000–$644,999 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·12 | Poem in Running-Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $387,000–$644,999 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | calligraphy after jin and tang dynasty masters 臨晉唐法帖 | $258,058–$387,087 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | calligraphy in running script | $36,129–$49,032 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | orchids | $23,226–$30,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | letter to zilang | $64,516–$103,225 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | orchids and rocks | $32,258–$38,709 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | calligraphy in running script | $32,258–$51,613 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | cursive script after wang xizhi | $64,516–$103,225 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | After Chu Suiliang ’ s Jia Zhi Tie in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $516,120–$774,180 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·04 | us market 美國市場 | $3,871–$5,161 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $38,327–$63,878 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·10 | wang xizhi’s manuscripts in cursive script | $229,529–$280,535 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Cursive Script Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $101,917–$127,396 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $382,189–$636,981 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | calligraphy in running script | $19,109–$31,848 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | shen quanqi's poem in running script | $44,587–$57,326 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | calligraphy in running script | $63,695–$89,174 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | landscape after wang xizhi | $76,651–$102,201 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | calligraphy in cursive script | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | Running Script Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $127,460–$254,920 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Five-Character Poems in Running-Cursive Script | Handscroll, ink on satin | $128,173–$256,346 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Poem in Running Script | $51,211–$64,014 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Orchids | $38,408–$51,211 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Ping Sheng Tie Calligraphy | $28,166–$35,848 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Jue Liang Tie Calligraphy | $153,634–$230,451 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Calligraphy after Mi fu | $332,874–$486,507 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Poem in Running Script | $153,634–$204,845 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Johann Kerencz | gouache, plaster, newsprint and resin on plywood base | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2017·05 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll ink on satin | $128,300–$192,450 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | De Xin Tie Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $192,999–$257,332 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Cursive Script Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $386,814–$644,690 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·09 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Poems in Running Script | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $489,134–$746,573 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Calligraphy After Jin and Tang Dynasty Masters | $193,079–$257,439 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $15,451–$23,177 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Cursive Script After Wang Xianzhi | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·03 | image gratitude | $14,177–$21,266 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Handscroll, ink on silk | $19,354–$25,806 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $193,544–$258,059 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Cursive Script Calligraphy | Handscroll, ink on satin | $1,032,236–$1,290,295 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $23,224–$32,256 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $129,023–$193,534 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·10 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $154,837–$232,255 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script After Wang Xianzhi | $206,449–$335,480 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Calligraphy in Running Script | ink on satin | $257,897–$386,846 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Calligraphy in Running Script | ink on satin | $128,949–$257,897 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·11 | Five-character Poems in Running Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $451,280–$580,217 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·11 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $41,257–$67,043 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·10 | Femme, femmme, femm, fem, fe... (in 3 parts) | $47,754–$79,590 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·09 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Poem in Cursive Script | $80,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Fan leaf, ink on paper | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | Five-character Poems in Cursive Script | ink on satin | $103,180–$128,975 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | Five-character Poems in Cursive Script | ink on satin | $154,770–$232,155 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Copy of Mi Fu's "Colophon to Ouyang Xun's Calligraphy" | $380,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Cursive-script Calligraphy | ink on silk | $38,695–$64,492 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Image Gratuite | $32,382–$48,574 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Luxe Populaire (Le Monde) | $64,126–$96,189 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·06 | Vous avez du feu | $65,590–$91,826 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | poem in cursive script | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Calligraphy in Running Script | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Return from Fishing | Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink on gold-flecked paper | $25,806–$38,709 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | Six Verses in Cursive Script | Handscroll, ink on satin | $387,093–$645,155 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·09 | poem in running script | $320,000–$380,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Calligraphy in cursive script | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Handscroll, ink on paper | $257,653–$386,480 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·05 | Small Standard Script Calligraphy | Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink on silk | $10,306–$12,883 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·05 | Five-character Poem in Cursive Script | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $450,893–$515,306 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·05 | Cursive Script Calligraphy | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $386,480–$515,306 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·03 | Il y a des jambes qui en disent long1999resin, fibreglass and acrylic paint275 by 112 by 42.5 cm. 108 1/4 by 44 1/8 by 16 3/4 in. | $39,698–$55,578 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·03 | commemorating the completion of a new pavilion; calligraphy in running-cursive script | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | calligraphy in running script | $15,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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