# Wu Zuoren - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T11:49:39.339Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 207
- Lots with prices: 143
- First auction date: 2004-04-25
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-23
- Median realised price: $81,250
- Price range: $35 to $2,060,000

## Market Takeaway
Wu Zuoren shows deep auction liquidity with 205 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $81,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($81,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $5,500 and $216,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 14.1% (20 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 13.4% (19 sales)
- $10,000\+: 72.5% (103 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 17
- Previous 12 months sales: 16
- Recent 12 months median: $26,000
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-23
- Days since latest sale: 26
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 60 lots
- Sotheby's: 33 lots
- Bonhams: 19 lots
- China Arts Auction: 11 lots
- Mega International Auction: 11 lots
- Fukuoka Yumekai Auction: 9 lots
- Galerie Zacke: 6 lots
- Tomikai Auction: 4 lots
- Waddington's: 4 lots
- Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-19 | CHINESE WATERCOLOR AFTER WU ZUOREN | Dargate Auction Galleries | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chinese-watercolor-after-wu-zuoren-1203-c-822be27ebc
2. 2025-07-25 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\): ‘GOLDFISH IN A LOTUS POND’ | Galerie Zacke | €1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wu-zuoren-1908-1997-goldfish-in-a-lotus-pond-860-c-eb74b76a40
3. 2024-11-30 | WU ZUOREN, ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY | China Arts Auction | N/A
4. 2024-06-28 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\): ‘GOLDFISH IN A LOTUS POND’ | Galerie Zacke | €1,500
5. 2016-03-24 | WU Zuoren \(1908\-1997\), Painting with Baktrian Camels, 1961 | Auctionata Paddle8 AG | €27,500
6. 2014-09-26 | Wu Zuoren, Pandas in a Bamboo Grove, Scroll Painting, 1959 | Auctionata Paddle8 AG | €5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wu-zuoren-pandas-in-a-bamboo-grove-scroll-painting-1959-62-c-b768e97d92
7. 2026-01-23 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\): ‘GOLDFISH IN A LOTUS POND’ | Galerie Zacke | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wu-zuoren-1908-1997-goldfish-in-a-lotus-pond-817-c-9cc9b8663d
8. 2025-11-30 | A PAINTING TITLED CARRY FORWARD THE CAUSE AND FORGE AHEAD, BY WU ZUOREN | Fukuoka Yumekai Auction | ¥220,000
9. 2025-11-30 | A PAINTING OF GOLDFISH, BY WU ZUOREN | Fukuoka Yumekai Auction | ¥40,000
10. 2025-10-29 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\). Yaks in the Snow. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on | Christie's | HK$304,800
11. 2025-10-29 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\). Two Pandas. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper | Christie's | HK$33,020
12. 2025-10-29 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\). Goldfish. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour | Christie's | N/A
13. 2025-10-04 | WU ZUOREN, "VASE", OIL ON CANVAS/LINEN | Mega International Auction | N/A
14. 2025-08-21 | Wu Zuoren \(1908\-1997\), Eagle, Dated 1967, 吴作人 \(1908\-1997\) 1967年作 高瞻 设色纸本 镜框 | Waddington's | CA$5,000
15. 2025-08-21 | Wu Zuoren \(1908\-1997\), Three Bulls, 吴作人 \(1908\-1997\) 牦牛 水墨纸本 镜框 | Waddington's | N/A
16. 2025-08-21 | Wu Zuoren \(1908\-1997\), Buffaloes, Dated 1978, 吴作人 \(1908\-1997\) 1978年作 藏原犛奔 水墨纸本 镜框 | Waddington's | CA$5,000
17. 2025-06-12 | WU ZUOREN \(MIT UNTERSCHRIFT VON\), ZWEI STIERE IM KAMPF | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | N/A
18. 2025-06-08 | Wu Zuoren \(1908\-1997\) Chinese, Camel Caravan Ink and Watercolor on Paper | Sarasota Estate Auction | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wu-zuoren-1908-1997-chinese-camel-caravan-ink-and-watercolor-on-paper-1141-c-59545c98f2
19. 2025-06-07 | Wu Zuoren \(1908\-1997\) | Nagel Auction | €26,000
20. 2025-05-31 | WU ZUOREN, SWAN AND REED POND, HAND SCROLL, LONG SCROLL, | Mega International Auction | N/A
21. 2025-05-18 | Wu ZUOREN \(1904\-1997\)., Jeune dame au fichu préparant la cuisine., A sa droite, une fenêtre donnant vue sur un jardin arboré apporte une once de luminosité dans une atmosphère intimiste., Nous retrouvons au bas à gauc... | MJV Soudant | €8,000
22. 2025-05-01 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\). Panda. 65 x 38.6 cm. \(25 5/8 x 15 ¼ in.\). | Christie's | HK$107,100
23. 2025-04-29 | WU ZUOREN \(1908\-1997\) Panda Bliss, 1980 | Bonhams | N/A
24. 2024-12-27 | WU ZUOREN, ATTRIBUTED TO, LONG ROAD | China Arts Auction | $800

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