2008 Hurun Chinese Contemporary Works of Art Ranking

Rank	Work	Sale price US$*	Artist	Year of work	Auction House	Sale Date
1	Set of Fourteen Drawings for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	9,400,000.00	Cai Guoqiang	2002	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
2	The Ancient City of Jiaohe	5,430,000.00	Wu Guanzhong	1981	Beijing Poly	31-May-07
3	Hibiscuses	5,230,000.00	Wu Guanzhong	1975	Beijing Poly	30-Nov-07
4	No English name of painting: Chinese name 1980年西藏组画·牧羊人	4,780,000.00	Chen Danqing	1980	Council	1-Dec-07
5	Scenery of Northern China	4,180,000.00	Wu Guanzhong	1973	Christie's HK	27-May-07
6	The Massacre at Chios	4,010,000.00	Yue Minjun	1994	Sotheby's HK	7-Oct-07
7	14.12.59	3,890,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1959	Christie's HK	27-May-07
8	Et la terre était sans forme	3,730,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1956-1957	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
9	4.4.85	3,720,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1985	Ravenel	3-Jun-07
10	Chapter of a New Century - Birth of The People's Republic Of China	3,190,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1992	Sotheby's NY	20-Sep-07
11	No English name of painting: Chinese name 华工船	3,060,000.00	Cheng Conglin	1984	China Guardian	6-Nov-07
12	Portrait in Yellow	2,880,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1993	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
13	Life	2,740,000.00	Yue Minjun	1999	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
14	Gold Stone	2,730,000.00	Wang Huaiqing	1998	Ravenel	2-Dec-07
15	Portrait of the Artist and his Friends	2,700,000.00	Yue Minjun	1991	Christie's HK	27-May-07
16	Comrade Series	2,610,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	2002	Sotheby's NY	20-Sep-07
17	Big Ear	2,600,000.00	Yue Minjun	1990	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
18	Project for Extraterrestrials No.10, Project to Extend The Great Wall of China	2,600,000.00	Cai Guoqiang	2000	Sotheby's HK	7-Oct-07
19	No English name of painting: Chinese name 过河	2,350,000.00	Luo Zhongli	2002	Beijing Jiabao	3-Nov-07
20	19 December, 1984	2,260,000.00	Ma Baozhong	1997	Sotheby's HK	29-Jun-07
21	Contemporary Scenery	2,200,000.00	Shi Chong	1996	Beijing Poly	31-May-07
22	Bloodline: Three Comrades	2,200,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1994	Sotheby's NY	21-Mar-07
23	The Monk Kun Can	2,140,000.00	Jin Shangyi	1999	China Guardian	13-May-07
24	Tiananmen No. 1	2,040,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1993	Sotheby's HK	7-Apr-07
25	Infanta (The Princess)	2,020,000.00	Yue Minjun	1997	Sotheby's NY	20-Sep-07
26	Taiji Series - Big Sparring	1,960,000.00	Zhu Ming	1996	Christie's HK	27-May-07
27	Portrait in Red	1,960,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1993	Christie's HK	27-May-07
28	15.10.63	1,820,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1963	Christie's HK	27-May-07
29	Celebration of The Century	1,820,000.00	Lu Zhang, Chen Guoli, Zhang Zhiqiang, Lu Hao	1998	Sotheby's HK	29-Jun-07
30	Mask	1,790,000.00	Zeng Fanzhi	2000	Beijing Poly	30-Nov-07
31	No English name of painting: Chinese name 制昌化鸡血石雕楼阁山子	1,790,000.00	Niu Kesi	2001	Beijing Hanhai	16-Dec-07
32	National Study Institute	1,790,000.00	Chen Danqing	2001	Beijing Poly	30-Nov-07
33	98.10.1	1,790,000.00	Fang Lijun	1998	Sotheby's NY	20-Sep-07
34	Présence hivernale II	1,690,000.00	Zhu Dequn	1987	Ravenel	3-Jun-07
35	No English name of painting: Chinese name 万里长江横渡	1,690,000.00	Li Xiushi	1959-1963	Beijing Duoyunxuan	5-Jul-07
36	90.11.5	1,670,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1990	Art Number One	4-Dec-07
37	No English name of painting: Chinese name 生生息息之爱	1,670,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	1988	Christie's HK	27-May-07
38	Mask Series 1996 No.8	1,670,000.00	Zeng Fanzhi	1996	Christie's HK	27-May-07
39	No English name of painting: Chinese name 神梦镜片	1,640,000.00	Shi Fu	1996	China Broadway	4-Nov-07
40	THE JOKE	1,640,000.00	Liu Xiaodong	1990	Beijing Poly	30-Nov-07
41	No English name of painting: Chinese name 奥运之光	1,610,000.00	Mo Ke		Beijing Jiaxin	16-Jun-07
42	Taiji Arch	1,600,000.00	Zhu Ming	1986	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
43	Big Family Series	1,600,000.00	Zhang Xiaogang	2002	Sotheby's HK	7-Oct-07
44	Red Boat	1,600,000.00	Yue Minjun	1993	Christie's HK	25-Nov-07
45	19.7.63	1,510,000.00	Zhao Wuji	1963	Ravenel	2-Dec-07
46	The Gratified Young Man	1,510,000.00	Shi Chong	1993	Beijing Poly	30-Nov-07
47	Music	1,500,000.00	Yue Minjun	1995	Beijing ChengXuan	7-Nov-07
48	Mille Vies se cachent dans le bois	1,480,000.00	Zhu Dequn	1960	Kingsley's	1-Dec-07
49	Mask Series 1997 No.5	1,450,000.00	Zeng Fanzhi	1997	Christie's HK	27-May-07
50	The Little Mermaid	1,440,000.00	Liu Ye	2004	Sotheby's NY	20-Sep-07

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