Mao Yan

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Chinese | 1968

Mao Yan is a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1968. Their work is currently being shown at Ennova Art Museum in Langfang. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Pace London have featured Mao Yan's work in the past.Mao Yan's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 885 USD to 3,169,193 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2005 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,169,193 USD for Black Rose of Memory or Dancing, sold at China Guardian Auctions, Beijing in 2020. Mao Yan has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Art Review in April 2024.

Artist's alternative names: Yan Mao

At Auction

Notable Lots

Black Rose of Memory or Dancing - Mao Yan

Black Rose of Memory or Dancing ,1996

By Mao Yan

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Big Portrait of Thomas No.2 ,2009

By Mao Yan

Black Rose of Memory or Dancing ,1996

By Mao Yan

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Recent Auction Results

DOU ,2013

By Mao Yan

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Oval Portrait: Andrew ,2013

By Mao Yan

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Profile ,2006

By Mao Yan

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Current Exhibitions

Etched in Time: The Experience and Transformation of Contemporary Art Collection in China

Ennova Art Museum

Langfang | China

Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 07, 2027

Past Exhibitions

Innocence and Experience

Shanghai Gallery of Art

Shanghai | China

Dec 26, 2024 - Mar 09, 2025

Golden: 28th Anniversary Exhibition

Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing (1st Space)

Chaoyang | Beijing | China

May 22, 2024 - Jun 28, 2024

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Articles

Art Review Apr 02, 2024

The artist鈥檚 New Paintings at Pace, London trade in ennui and tranquility, to varying degrees of success.

Ocula Mar 12, 2024

The Beijing gallery will present works by artists including Spencer Sweeney, Mao Yan, and Manuel Mathieu when it relaunches on 11 December 2024.

CAFA Art Info Jan 11, 2024

Pace announces an exhibition of new paintings by Mao Yan (b. 1968), on view from 19 January to 9 March 2024.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Mao Yan鈥檚 portraits, executed mostly in strictly controlled monochrome grays (oil on canvas, sometimes also in crayon on paper) are respected for their precision and sober, no-nonsense concepts... 鈥�
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鈥� ..Mao Yan鈥檚 portraits confront us with a person, the paintings don鈥檛 indulge in artificial complexity, but are often daringly composed, they introduce a human being, but don鈥檛 use any forced narratives to... 鈥�
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