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Previous Sales 41

Bonhams
Body Landscape
Body Landscape
Unknown
May 2026
Christie's
Pseudo Character Series: Wind Storm
Pseudo Character Series: Wind Storm, 2003
HK$187,500 ($24k USD)
May 2019
Christie's
The Mythos of Lost Dynasties H31
The Mythos of Lost Dynasties H31, 2005
HK$162,500 ($21k USD)
Mar 2018
Christie's
Mythos of Lost Dynasties Series J No. 17
Mythos of Lost Dynasties Series J No. 17, 2006
CN¥72,000 ($10k USD)
Sep 2017
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
HK$237,500 ($30k USD)
Nov 2016
Christie's
Calligraphy - Poem by Zhengming
Calligraphy - Poem by Zhengming, 1983
HK$150,000 ($19k USD)
Nov 2016
Christie's
ZODIAC SERIES: YEAR OF THE SNAKE
ZODIAC SERIES: YEAR OF THE SNAKE, 2003
HK$125,000 ($16k USD)
Nov 2016
Christie's
Mythos of Lost Dynasties: A Series #23
Mythos of Lost Dynasties: A Series #23, 1980
HK$187,500 ($24k USD)
May 2016
Christie's
Mythos of Lost Dynasties H35: Pseudo Seal-Script in Ancient Wrap
Mythos of Lost Dynasties H35: Pseudo Seal-Script in Ancient Wrap, 2005
HK$187,500 ($24k USD)
May 2016
Christie's
Forest of Stone Steles
Forest of Stone Steles
HK$68,750 ($9k USD)
Mar 2015
Christie's
Mouth Actions
Mouth Actions, 1980
HK$6,280,000 ($804k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Gu's Phrase Stone Steles #6: Yi Shu Ai Lian
Gu's Phrase Stone Steles #6: Yi Shu Ai Lian, 2008
HK$375,000 ($48k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Project for Refound Oedipus Complex#10
Project for Refound Oedipus Complex#10, 1992
HK$375,000 ($48k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Zodiac Series #11: Year of The Dog
Zodiac Series #11: Year of The Dog, 2003
HK$175,000 ($22k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Project for United Nations 1993-2000 Italian Division: God and Children
Project for United Nations 1993-2000 Italian Division: God and Children, 1994
HK$87,500 ($11k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2006
HK$137,500 ($18k USD)
Oct 2014
Christie's
Pseudo Character Series : Wind Flow
Pseudo Character Series : Wind Flow, 2003
HK$250,000 ($32k USD)
May 2014
Christie's
Pseudo Character Series - Wind Rush
Pseudo Character Series - Wind Rush, 2003
HK$237,500 ($30k USD)
May 2014
Christie's
Pseudo Character Series: Wind God
Pseudo Character Series: Wind God, 2003
HK$350,000 ($45k USD)
Nov 2013
Christie's
Pseudo Character Series: Wind Dance
Pseudo Character Series: Wind Dance, 2003
HK$325,000 ($42k USD)
Nov 2013
Christie's
The Dangerous Chessboard Leaves the Ground: Closet for the Viewers Red Costumes
The Dangerous Chessboard Leaves the Ground: Closet for the Viewers Red Costumes, 1987
HK$1,590,000 ($204k USD)
May 2013
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1985
HK$480,000 ($61k USD)
May 2006
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2003
HK$360,000 ($46k USD)
Nov 2005
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
HK$65,725 ($8k USD)
Apr 2002
Christie's
United Nation Series: Hong Kong Monument
United Nation Series: Hong Kong Monument, 1997
£9,775 ($13k USD)
Oct 1998
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Market270 auction results

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$1.2K – $804K
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$55.5K
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$3.9K
8 priced works on paper lots
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Mar 2025 · $1.2K
Latest priced sale: Landscape - 39 x 68 cm - $0/sq cm
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Works on paper: $3.9K medianSculpture/objects: $1.3K medianPaintings: $30.5K median
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Galleries3

#146 Hanart TZ Gallery
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#230 Ethan Cohen Gallery
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#883 iPreciation
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Wenda Gu
MIT Press · 2003
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Current Exhibitions0

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Exhibition | '1985-2025 Modern Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition' at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing 2nd Space, China
Tang Contemporary Art in Beijing is launching a massive retrospective titled '1985–2025: Chinese Modern Ink Art,' curated by Zou Jianping. Featuring o…
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Exhibition | '1985-2025 Modern Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition' at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing 2nd Space, China
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Gu Wenda 谷文达 born
Jan 1, 1955
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