Chinese/French, b. 1958
Yan Pei-ming
170results on record
76%sell-through
$153,767median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$2,043,201record in our coverage
Drawn from 170 recorded results (159 sold · 11 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1998–2026. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 27 | 100% | $215,940 |
| sculpture | 10 | 60% | $96,189 |
| works on paper | 5 | n/a | $20,777 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | n/a | $42,500 |
Medium is recorded for 45 of 170 results (26%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Yan Pei-ming Andy Warhol
| Metric | Yan Pei-ming | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $153,767 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $2,043,201 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 170 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstGerhard RichterYayoi Kusama
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
76/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate66%
- 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 | 107 | 86% | $174,312 | 0.88× |
| Christie's | 32 | 100% | $169,525 | — |
| Phillips | 24 | 67% | $80,908 | — |
| Bonhams | 2 | 100% | $107,450 | 2.28× |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $2,457 | 2.29× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $500 | 0.40× |
| Lempertz | 1 | 100% | $123,310 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $22,172 | 1.07× |
| Wright | 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 170 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 11 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·05 | Vanité – 2005 | $696–$928 | Artcurial | |||
| 2025·12 | Pope Innocent X No. 11 | $26,621–$39,932 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | Pope Innocent X No. 5 | $134,342–$201,512 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·06 | Pope | $163,237–$244,856 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Kasper König 291193 | $13,303–$19,955 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·08 | Portrait du Prince Charles de Galles | $38,241–$50,988 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Invisible Buddha | $88,512–$126,445 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Paysage international | $32,562–$43,416 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Prostituée, Anna | oil on canvas | $38,507–$64,179 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Untitled | $15,952–$21,270 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Homme Invisible | $32,658–$54,430 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Amitie | $4,796–$7,194 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | Portrait of Isabelle Huppert III | $90,058–$135,087 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·07 | Double (Artist's Father) | $11,878–$17,818 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·12 | Untitled , 2010 | etching | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·11 | Grand Timonier Rouge II | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·09 | Icons - Jean Paul II | 肖像 - 若望保祿二世 | $771–$1,156 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Untitled | $9,575–$14,363 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | International Landscape | $89,680–$134,520 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·04 | self portrait 自畫像 | $516–$1,032 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | Paysage International, retour sur le lieu du crime 003 1999 | $22,829–$31,707 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | Autoportrait Rouge | aquarelle sur papier | $5,540–$7,757 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | Buddha's Warrior N.d.-2 | fusain sur papier | $16,622–$22,162 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·10 | Icons | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·10 | Timonier 009 | $49,118–$73,677 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | Oncle aveugle | $31,785–$44,499 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | Red Buddha | $50,857–$76,285 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | invisible man | $17,091–$22,788 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | icȏnes | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | Dreamspace | $45,934–$72,183 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·11 | 嚴培明 Mitreya Buddha | $51,124–$76,685 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Paysage International | $45,467–$58,458 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Mao. Chinese Vermilion #4 | $28,356–$42,535 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·09 | Child | $50,000–$70,000 | Wright | |||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $56,085–$78,519 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Pope Jean-Paul II, from Iĉones | $1,936–$2,581 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·05 | Bruce Lee | oil on canvas | $153,987–$205,316 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Mitreya Buddha | $121,762–$182,642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Autoportrait Rouge | $103,780–$155,670 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | pape innocent x no.7 | $268,686–$403,028 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Soleil Rouge III (Mao) | $79,122–$105,496 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | Pope Innocent X no. 4 | $105,496–$158,245 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | Sans Titre | $13,654–$20,480 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Fleurs des funérailles du père | $91,024–$136,536 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | american dollars (six works) | $61,894–$83,815 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | portrait d'un inconnu (de la série invisible man) | $32,829–$54,715 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Sans Titre (Tête) | $6,566–$8,754 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Self Portrait at Four Ages | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Timonier 009 | $123,052–$184,578 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Double Emperor (Mao, Puyi)(diptych) | watercolour on paper, diptych | $77,388–$103,184 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Black Selfportrait | oil on canvas | $232,164–$309,552 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | International landscape No. 3 | $52,384–$67,351 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Silver Skull #1 | $29,934–$44,901 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·02 | Eros Centers, Prostituée de Bruxelles | $123,021–$184,532 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·02 | Portrait of Shakira | $46,074–$61,432 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·02 | Mao Chinese Vermilion #6 | $229,462–$305,949 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·01 | Pape Jean-Paul II, from Iĉones | $3,040–$4,560 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·01 | Mao, from Iĉones | $3,040–$4,560 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·12 | Mao | $30,778–$43,088 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Selfportrait | huile sur toile | $123,310–$184,965 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·12 | Eros center prostituée de Londres | huile sur toile | $98,648–$147,972 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | Pape Jean-Paul II, from Iĉones | $2,518–$3,357 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·06 | Sans Titre | $9,539–$12,264 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Mao | $95,389–$136,270 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Fleurs Noires des Funerailles, Souvenir du pere de l'artiste | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | self portrait | $451,167–$580,072 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Portrait | $98,445–$131,260 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Farmer | $328,150–$410,187 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Warrior Monk No.12.2 | $90,241–$98,445 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Mao | $322,369–$483,554 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Double (Artist's Father) | $16,031–$24,047 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | Golden Buddha | $207,254–$318,852 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | Portrait of the Prince of Wales | $318,852–$478,277 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Bruce Lee | $257,917–$386,876 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | buddha warrior n d-1 | $19,344–$32,240 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Sans titre (Tête) | $7,871–$9,183 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Bruce Lee - Fighting Spirit | oil on canvas | $515,252–$772,878 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | Barack Obama | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | fleurs noires des funerailles, souvenir du pere de l'artiste | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | 22 Cranes | $29,618–$38,632 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Buddha Rouge | $34,769–$45,071 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | Contrat non executé (Unexecuted Contract) | oil on canvas | $186,088–$279,132 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·02 | Invisible Man no. 1 | $310,147–$465,220 | Phillips | |||
| 2012·11 | Portrait de Mao | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Crâne Rouge | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | l'homme invisible - retour sur le lieu du crime (triptyque) | $232,488–$322,900 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Vermillion de Chine | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | American Dollars | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Mao | $266,394–$344,745 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Crane No. 3 (Skull No. 3) | oil on canvas | $39,207–$54,890 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·12 | Tête | $33,525–$46,935 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | portrait of mao | $284,095–$394,576 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Portrait de Mao Noir | $391,819–$548,547 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Portrait of a Young Girl | $179,746–$320,975 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | Mao Chinese Vermillion #9 | $96,282–$128,376 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Buddha's Warrior N.P-1 | $33,000–$46,200 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·06 | Double Tête no. 1 | $22,082–$30,670 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Bouddha Rouge | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | Double (Maurizio Cattelan) | $46,899–$62,532 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | Tête 10 | $103,376–$132,912 | Sotheby's | |||
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