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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $294,840–$409,500
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 8 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 40½ x 78¾in. (102.8 x 200cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4740455
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4740455 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4740455
Yan Pei-ming, Mao. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 316. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740455.
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Yan Pei-ming, Mao. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 316. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740455.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Waters | Francesco Clemente | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Anarchist Crowned | Sandro Chia | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Scent | Jason Martin | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| ERNST LUDWIG COLLECTION -- BIERMANN, George & Dr. BRINCKMANN (editors… | ERNST LUDWIG COLLECTION -- BIERMANN, George & Dr. BRINCKMANN (editors). Die Miniaturen-Sammlung seiner Königlichen Hoheit des Grossherzogs Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und Bei Rhein, [no place:] Kurt Wolff, [1917], 4°, limited to 350 copies, plates, some coloured, contemporary half morocco, coat-of-arms stamped in gilt on upper cover, t.e.g. | £150–£250 | |
| UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork… | UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork and Sculpture in the Irwin Untermyer collection , London: Thames and Hudson, [1962], 4°, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket. | £80–£120 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Pei-ming | Pope Innocent X No. 5 | $311,941 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Yan Pei-ming | Grand Timonier Rouge II | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Pope | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Mao | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Black Selfportrait | Christie's, May 2015 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Autoportrait Rouge | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Portrait de Mao Noir | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Portrait of Isabelle Huppert III | Phillips, Oct 2022 |
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.