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- Estimate
- HK$150,000–HK$250,000 hammer ≈ $19,355–$32,258
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 9 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4839726
- Record
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Sanyu, etudes de têtes de profil. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 712. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839726.
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Sanyu, etudes de têtes de profil. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 712. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839726.
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From the same sale Modern Art Day Sale · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| yuan | — | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| no. 539 | Chu Teh-chun | HK$1,900,000–HK$3,800,000 | |
| composition | Georges Mathieu | HK$800,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| chton | Georges Mathieu | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| deux iris | — | HK$200,000–HK$400,000 | |
| roses | — | HK$50,000–HK$100,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyu | Femme au carnet | $24,304 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| Sanyu | Femme accoudée dessinant | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Sanyu | sanyu 常玉 | reclining nude 側臥裸女 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sanyu | Femme de dos penchée en avant | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sanyu | Buste de femme de profil | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Sanyu | Portrait | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sanyu | Standing Nude, Viewed from Back | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sanyu | Sanyu 常玉 | Lady Reading 閱讀的女人 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.