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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $297,912–$397,215
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 28 February 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3732043
- Record
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Yan Pei-ming, portrait de mao. Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2008, lot 415. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3732043.
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Yan Pei-ming, portrait de mao. Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2008, lot 415. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3732043.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett's Reel | David Salle | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| 17:00, 3 May 2006 | Zeng Hao | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Crazy Kantine | Franz West | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (Silk in Florida) | Richard Prince | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Spring Tale No. 3 | Yue Minjun | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Skating | Larry Rivers | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Pei-ming | Mao | $453,261 | Sotheby's, Feb 2012 | |
| Yan Pei-ming | Black Selfportrait | Christie's, May 2015 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Pope Innocent X No. 5 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Portrait de Mao | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Guanyin Buddha | Christie's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Grand Timonier Rouge II | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Portrait de Mao Noir | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Red Self-Portrait | Sotheby's, May 2009 |
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.