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Lot 60 · Contemporary Art, Evening Sale

Portrait de Mao

Yan Pei-ming

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Estimate
£120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $236,665–$354,998
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, Evening Sale, London · 7 February 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3578080
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yan Pei-ming, Portrait de Mao. Sotheby's, 7 Feb 2007, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3578080.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art, Evening Sale · Feb 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Locmariaquer IV Eduardo Chillida £280,000–£350,000
Homage to the Square: Temperate Josef Albers £200,000–£300,000
Untitled Robert Ryman £600,000–£800,000
Mother and Child Richard Hamilton £120,000–£150,000
Fußrückenzone von Martin Kippenberger Martin Kippenberger £120,000–£150,000
Kromp Thomas Scheibitz £70,000–£100,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Yan Pei-ming Black Selfportrait $407,577 Christie's, May 2015
Yan Pei-ming Mao Sotheby's, Feb 2012
Yan Pei-ming Pope Innocent X No. 5 Phillips, Oct 2025
Yan Pei-ming Portrait de Mao Sotheby's, Nov 2012
Yan Pei-ming Grand Timonier Rouge II Christie's, Nov 2021
Yan Pei-ming Guanyin Buddha Christie's, Nov 2007
Yan Pei-ming Portrait de Mao Noir Sotheby's, Oct 2011
Yan Pei-ming Red Self-Portrait Sotheby's, May 2009

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