# Yu Sanyu - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-05T00:27:05.778Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 319
- Lots with prices: 264
- First auction date: 2005-11-27
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-27
- Median realised price: $302,400
- Price range: $250 to $303,985,000

## Market Takeaway
Yu Sanyu shows deep auction liquidity with 321 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $312,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($312,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $108,000 and $1,200,000.
- 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: 0.4% (1 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 4.5% (12 sales)
- $10,000\+: 95.1% (254 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $252,000
- Previous 12 months median: $352,800
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-27
- Days since latest sale: 144
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 194 lots
- Ravenel: 35 lots
- Sotheby's: 34 lots
- Aguttes: 23 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- Artcurial: 5 lots
- Mega International Auction: 3 lots
- Millon & Associes: 2 lots
- Poly Auction Hong Kong: 2 lots
- Prunier: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-09-14 | CHINESE FRENCH STILL LIFE PAINTING AFTER SANYU | Antique Arena Inc | $14,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chinese-french-still-life-painting-after-sanyu-43-c-773404284b
2. 2026-02-27 | SANYU \(1990\-1966\), ATTRIBUTED TO, OIL PAINTING | Hotspot Auctions | N/A
3. 2025-10-04 | SANYU, "LOTUS VASE", OIL ON CANVAS/LINEN | Mega International Auction | N/A
4. 2025-10-04 | SANYU, VASE, OIL ON CANVAS/LINEN | Mega International Auction | N/A
5. 2025-10-04 | SANYU, "VASE", OIL ON CANVAS/LINEN | Mega International Auction | $400
6. 2025-09-27 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Standing Nude. pencil and charcoal on paper47 | Christie's | HK$203,200
7. 2025-06-07 | Sanyu \(Chang Yu\) \(1901\-1966\) | Nagel Auction | €6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sanyu-chang-yu-1901-1966-786-c-e7140b5aaf
8. 2025-05-30 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Femme nue debout de profil \(Standing nude woma | Christie's | HK$214,200
9. 2025-05-25 | Sanyu \(1895\-1966\) Nude circa 1930s | Bonhams | HK$250,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sanyu-1895-1966-nude-circa-1930s-13-c-3044f08829
10. 2025-05-25 | Sanyu \(1895\-1966\) Woman in Red Sweater circa 1920\-1930 | Bonhams | HK$1,300,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sanyu-1895-1966-woman-in-red-sweater-circa-1920-1930-12-c-310470f96c
11. 2025-04-03 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). | Christie's | CN¥2,016,000
12. 2025-03-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Muguet II \(Lilies of the Valley II\). oil on ma | Christie's | HK$6,678,000
13. 2025-03-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Femme assise au chapeau \(Seated Woman with Hat | Christie's | HK$302,400
14. 2025-03-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Lady in Drawing. ink and watercolour on paper4 | Christie's | HK$252,000
15. 2024-12-11 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). DESSINATRICE. Dimensions : 45 x 27,8 cm. \(17 ¾ | Christie's | €25,200
16. 2024-11-09 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1901\-1966\). Nude. ink on paper 42 x 27.5 cm. \(16 1⁄2 x 10 | Christie's | HK$403,200
17. 2024-11-07 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Femme au chapeau rouge \(Woman with Red Hat\). i | Christie's | CN¥4,158,000
18. 2024-09-27 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Woman with Hoop Earrings. ink and watercolour | Christie's | N/A
19. 2024-09-27 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\). Globe de mariée avec fleurs et hirondelle \(Glo | Christie's | HK$11,265,000
20. 2024-05-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1901\-1966\) Zèbre \(Zebra\) oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm. \(18 1⁄8 | Christie's | HK$10,297,000
21. 2024-05-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\) Woman Sketching ink on paper 48.2 x 31 cm. \(19 | Christie's | HK$327,600
22. 2024-05-29 | SANYU \(CHANG YU, 1895\-1966\) Seated Nudes ink on paper 45 x 27.5 cm. \(17 3⁄4 | Christie's | HK$352,800
23. 2024-05-25 | Sanyu \(1895\-1966\) Sketching Lady | Bonhams | N/A
24. 2023-12-18 | SANYU \(1895\-1966\) Femme assise avec col en V | Aguttes | N/A

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