Lijun Fang Auction Prices and Value Guide
Lijun Fang auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 235 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Lijun Fang auction prices: quick answer
Lijun Fang auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Lijun Fang
- Source records
- 235
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Lijun Fang market snapshot
Lijun Fang shows deep auction liquidity with 182 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (2.5% · 3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (12.4% · 15 sales)
- $10,000+ (85.1% · 103 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-06
Artist context
About Lijun Fang
Born
1963
Nationality
Chinese
Also known as
Fang Lijun, Fang, Lijun, 方力钧, 方力鈞
Fang Lijun, presented on this page as Lijun Fang, is a Chinese artist born in 1963 and based in Beijing. Library authority records identify him as a painter and printmaker, while published summaries associate him with the emergence of Cynical Realism in China during the 1990s. His work is especially recognizable for recurring bald male figures, often shown with partly open mouths; this figure type is reported across paintings, prints, and sculpture. That combination of repeated human imagery and multiple media helps explain why collectors may encounter works attributed to him in several auction categories rather than under painting alone. The source pack also records his name in simplified and traditional Chinese, supporting entity matching across catalogues and authority databases. Because the available institutional material is chiefly authority metadata rather than a substantive museum biography, the movement, period, and subject descriptions presented here should be treated as concise research context rather than catalogue-raisonné conclusions.
Cynical RealismPaintingPrintmakingSculptureBald male figuresFigures with partly open mouths
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings and prints associated with Fang Lijun, while a secondary source also reports sculpture. Recurring bald male figures and partly open mouths are described as recognizable imagery. Because the sculpture and subject evidence in this source pack comes from secondary summaries, each object should be catalogued according to its observable medium and documented attribution.
Market and appraisal context
Market comparison should separate paintings from prints and any sculptures because the source pack identifies distinct media and work types. Within those groups, recurring bald-figure imagery may help narrow visually relevant comparables, but it does not establish authorship. Appraisily’s public artist page is the supplied auction-record signal and can provide sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This research pack does not contain a major-auction-house biography, individual lot notes, or realized-price examples, so it cannot support a price forecast, trend claim, or specific premium for a medium, subject, or period.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints and graphic works
- Sculptures
Value drivers
- Work type and medium should be matched when selecting comparable auction records
- Recurring bald-figure imagery may help identify visually relevant comparables but does not establish authorship
- Comparable public auction records on the supplied Appraisily artist page, when available
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no successfully retrieved major-auction-house biography, individual lot notes, or realized-price examples.
- The available evidence does not support a price forecast, market-trend claim, or claim that a particular medium, subject, or period commands a premium.
- Recurring imagery can support comparison and cataloguing, but it is not sufficient evidence of authenticity or attribution.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.
fang lijun · Sotheby's · 2012-04-02 fang lijun Sotheby's · 2012-04-02
fang lijun 1996 4 · Sotheby's · 2015-04-04 fang lijun 1996 4 Sotheby's · 2015-04-04
fang lijun · Christie's · 2011-11-26 fang lijun Christie's · 2011-11-26
fang lijun · Sotheby's · 2013-04-05 fang lijun Sotheby's · 2013-04-05
fang lijun · Sotheby's · 2010-10-04 fang lijun Sotheby's · 2010-10-04
fang lijun · Sotheby's · 2010-10-04 fang lijun Sotheby's · 2010-10-04
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 Lijun Fang 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 Lijun Fang artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.