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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia, New York · 17 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3737248
- Record
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Li Tianyuan, Black and White. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2008, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3737248.
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Li Tianyuan, Black and White. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2008, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3737248.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia · Mar 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman - The Untitled Movie 1979 | Ma Wenting | $10,000–$20,000 | |
| Sea of Desire | Su Xinping | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Sea No. 3 | Zhang Linhai | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Meditation I | Nancy Chu Woo | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| PLA Soldier | Guo Jin | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Star | Huang Gang | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Shaobin | Portrait of Hariri, 2006 | $44,618 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2021 | |
| Zeng Fanzhi | Untitled (Portrait) | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Liu Chunhua-Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan | Christie's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Zeng Fanzhi | Untitled | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Yang Shaobin | Police Series No. 20 & 42 & 66 (Three Works) each: 41 x 33 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Li Tianyuan | traveling | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Li Tianyuan | Power of Freedom | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Light Blue | Phillips, Dec 2025 |
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