Sanyu

Chinese | 1901 - 1966

Sanyu was a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1901. Their work is currently being shown at Bluerider ART, Taipei (RenAi). Numerous key galleries and museums such as Kurimanzutto, Mexico City have featured Sanyu's work in the past.Sanyu's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 13 USD to 38,848,333 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 38,848,333 USD for Five Nudes, sold at Christie's Hong Kong in 2019. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 1,308,899 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 75,440 USD.Sanyu has been featured in articles for Ocula, ArtDaily and China Daily. The most recent article is National Gallery Singapore announces "City of Others: Asian Artists In Paris" featuring over 200 artworks written for CAFA Art Info in February 2025. The artist died in 1966.

Artist's alternative names: Chang Yu, San Yu

At Auction

Notable Lots

NU ,1965

By Sanyu

Chrysanthemums in a Glass Vase ,1950

By Sanyu

Chrysanthèmes blanches dans un pot bleu et blanc (White Chrysanthemum in a Blue and White Jardiniere)

By Sanyu

+173%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

A Nude Woman (Two-side)

By Sanyu

XiLingYinShe Auction Co. Ltd.

Les Poèmes de T'ao Ts'ien. . Un des trois exemplaires hors commerce sur Japon impérial. Avec un envoi autographe du traducteur, le jeune poète Liang Tsong Taï ,1930

By Sanyu

+277%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Paris

Flower ,2017

By Sanyu

+59%

above mid-estimate

Zhong Cheng Auction

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Current Exhibitions

Tiangong Kaiwu: Exploration of Prints and Drawings

Bluerider ART, Taipei (RenAi)

Taipei | Taiwan

Feb 15,2025 - May 15,2025

Past Exhibitions

Nothing Still About Still Lifes: Three Centuries of Floral Compositions

Deji Art Museum

Nanjing | China

Apr 26,2024 - Feb 23,2025

Elective Affinities

Galerie Loevenbruck

6e | Paris | France

Nov 05,2024 - Jan 25,2025

VIEW 11 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

National Gallery Singapore announces "City of Others: Asian Artists In Paris" featuring over 200 artworks

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Coverage

“ ..In addition to the sgraffito technique he used to outline his subject, this particular body of work attests to Sanyu's dexterous application of feibai, a drybrush technique in Chinese calligraphy that... ”
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Tina Keng Gallery & TKG+ Projects, Taipei

“ ..Sanyu’s approach to painting is remarkably similar to both Cézanne’s and Morandi’s; however, his method is inherently Eastern—he uses oils to paint the inks in his heart... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong