Lot 12 · 20th Century Evening Sale
Composing Rhymes
Wu Dayu 1903-1988 · oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- HK$10,000,000–HK$15,000,000 hammer ≈ $1,280,326–$1,920,489
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, Hong Kong · 28 May 2024
- Dimensions
- 53 x 37.7 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3258173
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3258173 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3258173
Wu Dayu 1903-1988, Composing Rhymes. Christie's, 28 May 2024, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3258173.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3258173.
Wu Dayu 1903-1988, Composing Rhymes. Christie's, 28 May 2024, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3258173.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Sea-Scape | Ay-o | HK$480,000–HK$680,000 | |
| Rapidan | Lynne Drexler | HK$1,200,000–HK$2,200,000 | |
| Les Attiseurs (The Guardian of The Flame) | Zao Wou-ki | HK$17,000,000–HK$22,000,000 | |
| Les Grands Sphinx , 2000 | Claude Lalanne | HK$9,000,000–HK$12,000,000 | |
| Le Pont-Neuf | Marc Chagall | HK$9,500,000–HK$11,500,000 | |
| L’invitation au voyage | René Magritte | HK$28,000,000–HK$38,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | untitled 28 | $1,544,330 | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | |
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | flourishing | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | Wu Dayu 吳大羽 | Rhymes of Beijing Opera-49 京韻-49 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | untitled 14 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | Rhymes of Beijing Opera | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Wu Dayu 1903-1988 | Flowers | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Chu Teh-chun | Chu Teh-Chun 朱德群 | L'espoir est né 希望誕生了 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.