Wu Li

Chinese | 1632 - 1718

Wu Li was a Chinese Asian Antiquities artist who was born in 1632. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art have featured Wu Li's work in the past.Wu Li's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 150 USD to 5,646,602 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,646,602 USD for Landscape with Pines and Chrysanthemums for Taopu, sold at Christie's Hong Kong in 2024. In the past 12 months, their artworks have averaged 305,542 USD.Wu Li has been featured in articles for China Daily, CAFA Art Info and San Francisco Chronicle. The most recent article is 2024 Autumn Asian Art live auctions achieved US$109.3 million written for ArtDaily in December 2024. The artist died in 1718.

At Auction

Notable Lots

LANDSCAPE

By Wu Li

+49%

above mid-estimate

Boating in Autumn ,1671

By Wu Li

AUTUMN SCENE ,1667

By Wu Li

+421%

above mid-estimate

VIEW 188 ARTWORKS

Recent Auction Results

SCHOLAR IN PAVILION

By Wu Li

Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

Landscape with Pines and Chrysanthemums for Taopu

By Wu Li

+46%

above mid-estimate

Christie's Hong Kong

Landscape ,1676

By Wu Li

+283%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Hong Kong

VIEW 197 AUCTION RESULTS

Past Exhibitions

Learning to Paint in Premodern China

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Feb 18,2023 - Jan 07,2024

The Era of Brilliant Stars: Masters from Early Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy Special Exhibition

Long Museum, West Bund

Xuhui | Shanghai | China

Nov 27,2022 - Mar 12,2023

Beyond the Scenery: Exhibition Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Passing of Wu Li

Macao Museum of Art

Macao | Macao

Sep 08,2018 - Nov 11,2018

VIEW 5 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

2024 Autumn Asian Art live auctions achieved US$109.3 million

ArtDaily 04/12/2024

Remarkable results reaffirm Christie’s as the ultimate collectors’ destination for Asian art, and reflect robust market demand.

Museum Frames City's Art Heritage

China Daily 02/03/2023

Opening of facility pays homage to Taicang's crucial role in story of painting, Deng Zhangyu reports.

Rare Works of 17th Century Artists on Show at Long Museum

China Daily 02/12/2022

The Long Museum in Shanghai is presenting some of its finest traditional Chinese artworks at the ongoing exhibition titled The Era of Brilliant Stars — Masters from Early Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

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