Lot 379 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Crane No. 3 (Skull No. 3)
Yan Pei-ming · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $39,207–$54,890
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 15 February 2012
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 13in. (24.3 x 33.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617762
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yan Pei-ming, Crane No. 3 (Skull No. 3). Christie's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 379. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617762.
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Yan Pei-ming, Crane No. 3 (Skull No. 3). Christie's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 379. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617762.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Pei-ming | Untitled | $53,281 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
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| Yan Pei-ming | Paysage international | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
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| Yan Pei-ming | Timonier 009 | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
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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.