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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
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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
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.