Shao Mei Chen Auction Prices and Value Guide
Shao Mei Chen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 232 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Shao Mei Chen auction prices: quick answer
Shao Mei Chen auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Shao Mei Chen
- Source records
- 232
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Shao Mei Chen market snapshot
Shao Mei Chen shows thin auction liquidity with 2 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $247,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2008-05-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (100.0% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2008-05-26
Artist context
About Shao Mei Chen
Born
1909
Died
1954
Nationality
Chinese
Also known as
Shaomei Chen, Chen Shaomei, 陳少梅
Shao Mei Chen (1909–1954), commonly catalogued as Chen Shaomei and in Chinese as 陳少梅, was a Chinese painter known for landscape painting. Chinese-language biographical material identifies Hengshan in Hunan as his place of origin and records several personal, courtesy, and art names. It also places him within the circle of painter Jin Beilou, describes him as a member of the Hu Society, and notes that he led the society's Tianjin branch. International authority records at Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and the Library of Congress align the artist with the 1909–1954 dates, helping distinguish his records from similarly named makers. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with Chinese landscape painting, although name order and romanization vary between catalogues. Those identity variants matter when matching works, inscriptions, exhibition references, and historical auction records.
Chinese paintingLandscapes
Common works and media
The collected sources securely identify Shao Mei Chen as a Chinese landscape painter, making paintings with landscape subjects the clearest supported work type. The source pack does not provide enough institution-grade object records to characterize particular formats, ink or color techniques, figure subjects, editions, prints, sculpture, or decorative objects as recurring parts of his production. Such classifications should be added only when reliable catalogued works or artist-specific auction records confirm them.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should first confirm that a work is attributed to Chen Shaomei and reconcile any signatures or inscriptions with his documented name variants. Comparable analysis should align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition history and catalogue references may provide additional context. Appraisily's current public page contains inconsistent record counts—one section reports two tracked lots while another reports zero matched records—so its displayed numerical summary should not be treated as a stable market benchmark without examining the underlying lots. Public auction results are only one part of valuation, and incomplete feeds, private transactions, condition differences, or later attribution changes may produce a materially different conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, condition, and subject
Appraisal caveats
- The Appraisily page contains conflicting market-record summaries: one section reports two tracked lots, while another reports zero matched records. Record-level reconciliation is needed before relying on its numerical market statistics. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/shao-mei-chen/
- Public auction results are starting points rather than final appraisals, and private sales or incomplete feeds may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/shao-mei-chen/
- Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect valuation. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/shao-mei-chen/
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Shao Mei Chen 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 Shao Mei Chen artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.