Weiwei Ai Auction Prices and Value Guide

Weiwei Ai auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,058 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Weiwei Ai auction prices: quick answer

Weiwei Ai auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Weiwei Ai
Source records
1,058
Market update
2026-02-06

Weiwei Ai market snapshot

Weiwei Ai shows very deep auction liquidity with 856 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 103 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (44.3% · 256 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (34.8% · 201 sales)
  • $10,000+ (20.9% · 121 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
103
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-14

Artist context

About Weiwei Ai

Weiwei Ai portrait
Jindřich Nosek (NoJin) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Born

1957

Nationality

Chinese

Also known as

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary and conceptual artist whose practice extends across sculpture, installation, photography, film, architecture, and documentary work. His art often connects historical and contemporary Chinese culture with questions about political power, migration, democracy, and human rights. He is also known for using public projects, digital communication, and documentary methods to examine social events and systems of authority. Collectors may encounter Ai Weiwei through unique sculptures and mixed-media works, editions, prints, photographs, artist books, and objects related to his wider film or architectural practice. Because his output spans multiple media and collaborative contexts, identifying the exact work, date, edition, materials, and provenance is important when comparing examples. Museum and authority records identify him as Ai Weiwei, while the Appraisily page uses the public slug Weiwei Ai for its artist index.

Chinese contemporary artConceptual artSculpture and mixed mediaPhotographyFilm and documentaryArchitectureSocial and political changeDemocracy and human rightsContemporary Chinese culture

Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include sculpture, installations, mixed-media objects, paintings, photographs, prints, artist books, editions, and works on paper. Ai Weiwei's broader practice also includes documentary films, architectural projects, and public or site-specific works. For any individual lot, confirm the medium, materials, dimensions, date, edition or casting information, signature, condition, provenance, and whether the work is a unique object, an edition, or documentation of a larger project.

Market and appraisal context

Ai Weiwei works appear across several auction categories, including paintings and fine art, prints and works on paper, sculpture, mixed media, decorative objects, and editions. Appraisal should begin with genuinely comparable works rather than a broad artist-wide median. Medium, scale, date, edition size, condition, restoration, signature or inscription, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence can all affect the result. Subject matter and rarity may also matter, especially when comparing distinct bodies of work or editioned objects. Public auction records are evidence of observed transactions, not guarantees of future value. Appraisily's matched records provide a starting point, but private sales, incomplete feeds, buyer-premium treatment, and changes in attribution may limit direct comparison.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent comparable public auction sales for similar works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Appraisily reports 896 matched records, including 594 priced records, for the current public artist index; private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Public auction results are a starting point rather than a final appraisal, and reported totals may include buyer premiums or fees.
  • The source pack does not provide a complete catalogue of works, editions, authentication records, or condition reports.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Weiwei Ai

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Weiwei Ai 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 Weiwei Ai artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.