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Lot 22 · Contemporary Evening Sale

mao applaudissant

Yan Pei-ming

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Estimate
£250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $365,290–$511,407
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Evening Sale, London · 5 February 2009
Record ID
TB-2026-3836553
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yan Pei-ming, mao applaudissant. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2009, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3836553.

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Yan Pei-ming, mao applaudissant. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2009, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3836553.

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From the same sale Contemporary Evening Sale · Feb 2009

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Keith Haring £200,000–£300,000
Abstraktes Bild Gerhard Richter £500,000–£700,000
Mick Jagger Andy Warhol £500,000–£700,000
A last drink Gilbert & George £140,000–£180,000
Stacked Jeff Koons £2,200,000–£3,200,000
Dusty Corners No. 3 Gilbert & George £180,000–£250,000

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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

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