Artists/Sanyu
Sanyu: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Sanyu (1901–1966, chinese-french) has 172 recorded auction sales between 2016 and 2026, totaling $209.4M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
172
Total volume
$209.4M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$1.2M
Auction record
$39.1M
Sell-through rate
96%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
66%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2016peak $77.2M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $360,603 | $72,121 |
| 2025 | 22 | $4.8M | $217,596 |
| 2024 | 6 | $6.1M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | 5 | $24.3M | $4.9M |
| 2022 | 9 | $472,801 | $52,533 |
| 2021 | 15 | $23.3M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | 7 | $49.7M | $7.1M |
| 2019 | 13 | $77.2M | $5.9M |
| 2018 | 17 | $15.4M | $904,480 |
| 2017 | 42 | $7.4M | $175,043 |
| 2016 | 31 | $500,900 | $16,158 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Sanyu's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5cedb058cbc8160017edcbe8&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer amapi_live_your_key_here"Create a free account — 100 free credits, no card required — or read the API documentation.