Keran Li Auction Prices and Value Guide
Keran Li auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 2,116 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Keran Li auction prices: quick answer
Keran Li auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Keran Li
- Source records
- 2,116
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Keran Li market snapshot
Keran Li shows very deep auction liquidity with 712 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $220,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 34 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-05.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (20.4% · 98 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (15.8% · 76 sales)
- $10,000+ (63.8% · 307 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 34
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-05
Artist context
About Keran Li
Born
1907
Died
1989
Nationality
Chinese
Also known as
Li Keran, 李可染, Li K'e-jen, Li Ke Ran
Keran Li is the input page name for the artist more widely identified by authority files as Li Keran (1907–1989), also written 李可染 and in several older romanizations. A Chinese painter and influential art educator, he is associated with twentieth-century guohua, or modern Chinese painting grounded in traditional brush practice. Sources describe him as trained in Western oil painting but best known for literati-oriented Chinese painting, particularly innovative landscapes. Water-buffalo imagery is another recurring subject connected with his public reputation. His artistic development is commonly discussed in relation to Qi Baishi and Huang Binhong, and he later taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in different orders and transliterations across catalogs, library records, and auction listings. Keran Li, Li Keran, Li K'e-jen, Li Ko-Jan, and 李可染 can identify the same artist. Appraisily preserves these identity links while separating documented facts from unsupported attribution or movement claims.
Guohua, or modern Chinese painting grounded in traditional Chinese painting practiceWestern oil painting was part of his training, although sources emphasize his later Chinese painting practice.LandscapesWater buffaloes
Common works and media
Collectors are most likely to encounter works catalogued as Chinese or guohua paintings, particularly landscapes and compositions featuring water buffaloes. Sources also note Li Keran's Western oil-painting training, but they emphasize his traditional Chinese and literati-oriented painting practice. Because catalogs use several romanizations and both Li Keran and Keran Li name orderings, searches for comparable works should include the documented aliases.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by confirming that the catalogued artist is Li Keran rather than another person with a similar or differently ordered name. The available sources support associations with guohua, landscape painting, and water-buffalo subjects, but this source pack does not include individual auction-house lot records or price results. Meaningful comparisons should therefore match the work's medium, subject, stated date, and catalogued identity before considering public auction records. Condition, provenance, dimensions, inscriptions, seals, and authorship would require examination of the specific object and its documentation; they cannot be established from an artist profile. The record count alone is not evidence of authenticity, rarity, or a price trend.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Chinese paintings catalogued as guohua or traditional Chinese painting
- Landscape paintings
- Works depicting water buffaloes
Value drivers
- Reconcile the attribution with documented name forms, including Li Keran, Keran Li, 李可染, and older romanizations.
- Distinguish works in the artist's documented guohua practice from references to his earlier Western oil-painting training.
- Compare subject matter consistently, especially landscapes and water-buffalo imagery documented in the artist's public profile.
- Evaluate the stated creation date against the artist's documented 1907–1989 lifetime.
- Use comparable public auction records only when individual lot descriptions and sale results can be examined.
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no individual major-auction-house lot descriptions, realized prices, condition reports, provenance records, or edition details.
- No conclusion about price trends, scarcity, authenticity, or market direction should be drawn from the stated auction-record count alone.
- Catalogs can reverse the artist's name order or use older romanizations, so entity reconciliation is necessary before selecting comparable records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Keran Li worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Keran Li artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.