Yu Sanyu Auction Prices and Value Guide

Yu Sanyu auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 637 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Yu Sanyu auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Yu Sanyu
Source records
637
Market update
2026-02-16

Yu Sanyu market snapshot

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.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (0.4% · 1 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (4.5% · 12 sales)
  • $10,000+ (95.1% · 254 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$252,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-27

Artist context

About Yu Sanyu

Yu Sanyu is the name under which Appraisily currently groups a substantial body of public auction records. The collected identity evidence is not sufficient, however, to connect that market grouping confidently to a documented artist biography. A Wikidata search returned Yu Sanyue, a differently named person, so that record should not be used to supply life dates, nationality, occupations, or artistic affiliations for this page. Until a museum, library authority, catalogue raisonné, artist estate, or major auction-house biography confirms the identity, collectors should read this page primarily as a market-record index rather than a definitive biographical profile. Movements, career periods, characteristic subjects, and preferred media have therefore been left unassigned instead of being inferred from auction-name matching.

Common works and media

The current auction index groups matched results into fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These broad categories describe the organization of the collected market records; they should not yet be presented as a verified account of Yu Sanyu's oeuvre. Each object should be checked individually for medium, authorship, signature or inscription, edition status, date, provenance, and supporting catalogue or exhibition references.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's current index reports 342 matched auction records, of which 275 contain pricing, across an observed 2005–2026 sale-date range. These records provide potential comparison points, but the unresolved artist identity makes record-level verification especially important. Relevant appraisal factors include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, attribution confidence, signatures or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and similarity to recent public sales. Reported auction totals may not be directly comparable when buyer premiums, fees, currencies, or reporting methods differ. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and revised attributions may also fall outside the available data. No price prediction should be made without confirming both the artist identity and the comparability of the selected lots.

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 period within the attributed 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. Comparable public auction results for works similar in medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, and attribution
  6. Subject matter and demonstrated demand for closely comparable works

Appraisal caveats

  • Treat public auction records as appraisal inputs rather than a final valuation.
  • Confirm that each comparable lot belongs to the correctly identified artist before relying on it.
  • Compare realized prices on a like-for-like basis, including whether reported totals contain buyer premiums or other fees.
  • Verify condition, authorship, provenance, signatures, inscriptions, and edition information independently.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, insufficient source quality.

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 Yu Sanyu

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Yu Sanyu 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 Yu Sanyu artwork?

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