Lot 701 · Contemporary Asian Art
autoportrait en crâne (self portrait as a skull) (triptych)
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- Estimate
- HK$2,500,000–HK$3,500,000 hammer ≈ $322,571–$451,599
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong · 6 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3880243
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yan Pei-ming, autoportrait en crâne (self portrait as a skull) (triptych). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 701. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3880243.
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Yan Pei-ming, autoportrait en crâne (self portrait as a skull) (triptych). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 701. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3880243.
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From the same sale Contemporary Asian Art · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding (There are six differences in the two paintings) | Li Qiang | HK$220,000–HK$320,000 | |
| Easy | Zhou Tiehai | HK$320,000–HK$480,000 | |
| Paradise Series no. 23 | Zhang Linhai | HK$200,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Rouge Series: Double Mao | Li Shan | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Memories Series (Mother) | Sheng Qi | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Central, Hong Kong, 1998 | So Hing Keung | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Pei-ming | Black Selfportrait | $407,577 | Christie's, May 2015 | |
| Yan Pei-ming | Pope Innocent X No. 5 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Mao | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| 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 | Pope | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Guanyin Buddha | Christie's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Portrait de Mao | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 |
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.