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Lot 696 · Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II)

My Friend

Mao Yan

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Estimate
HK$300,000–HK$400,000 hammer ≈ $38,678–$51,571
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II), Hong Kong · 7 October 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3684294
Record
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Mao Yan, MY FRIEND. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2007, lot 696. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3684294.

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From the same sale Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II) · Oct 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Li Dafang HK$70,000–HK$100,000
Mao Xue Song HK$200,000–HK$250,000
Untitled Yang Shaobin HK$150,000–HK$200,000
Untitled Wang Yi HK$150,000–HK$250,000
Family Aspirations (Set of Two) Weng Fen HK$40,000–HK$60,000
White Open Scissors Mao Xuhui HK$320,000–HK$450,000

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Mao Yan Samantha Sotheby's, Oct 2016
Mao Yan Oil painting studio No. 2 Sotheby's, Oct 2016
Mao Yan Portrait Christie's, Oct 2014
Yayoi Kusama Untitled Sotheby's, Nov 2023
Mao Yan Untitled (Jelmer Van Sijk Series) Christie's, May 2017

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