Based on the analysis of the 2023 Autumn Auction Data of auction houses such as Beijing Poly, Beijing Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing Hanhai, China Guardian, Sirloin Printing Society, Christie's, Sotheby's, etc., the top 10 artists in the Autumn 2023 Oil Painting Price Index are:
TOP1, Wu Dayu 5,171,173 (RMB/sq ft)
Wu Dayu (1903-1988), an outstanding Chinese modernist master, the founder of Chinese abstract painting, an oil painter, art educator, and poet.
TOP2, Zao Wou-Ki 3,200,402 (RMB/sq ft)
Zao Wou-Ki (February 13, 1921 - April 9, 2013), born in Beijing, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, was a French-Chinese painter and artist.
TOP3, Wu Guanzhong 3,076,575 (RMB/sq ft)
Wu Guanzhong (August 29, 1919 - June 25, 2010) was a native of Yixing, Jiangsu. Chinese modern and contemporary painter, oil painter, art educator.
TOP4, Jin Shangyi 3,018,170 (RMB/sq ft)
Jin Shangyi, born in Jiaozuo, Henan Province in December 1934, is an oil painter and educator, whose main works include "Tajik Bride", "Young Female Singer", "Huang Binhong in His Later Years", "Bada Shanren" and so on.
TOP5, Yan Wenliang 2,752,703 (RMB/sq.ft.)
Yan Wenliang (July 1893 - May 1988), a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. Famous oil painter and art educator in mainland China.
TOP6, Xu Beihong 2,705,882 (RMB/sq ft)
Xu Beihong (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953), formerly known as Xu Shoukang, Han nationality, was a native of Qiting Town, Yixing, Jiangsu, a modern Chinese painter and art educator, who once taught at the Art Department of National Central University, the Art College of Peking University and the Beiping Art College.
TOP7, Huang Jiannan 2,254,261 (RMB/sq ft)
Huang Jiannan, born in 1952, was born in Heyuan, Guangdong, and was a famous calligrapher, painter, collector and connoisseur, specializing in oil painting and Chinese painting.
TOP8, Wei Tianlin 1,331,579 (RMB/sq ft)
Wei Tianlin (August 1898-March 1977), a native of Fenyang, Shanxi, devoted his life to art education and oil painting creation, and was one of the pioneers of modern Chinese oil painting. He is a member of the Chinese Artists Association.
TOP9, Liu Ye 1,086,224 (RMB/sq ft)
Liu Ye, born in 1964, graduated from Beijing Arts and Crafts School. In 1986, he was admitted to the Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Chinese contemporary artist and curator.
TOP10, Guan Liang 1,022,727 (RMB/sq ft)
Guan Liang (December 30, 1900 - November 28, 1986), known as Lianggong, was a native of Panyu County, Guangzhou, Guangdong, a painter, and successively served as a professor at Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, a director of the Chinese Artists Association, a vice chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Artists Association, and a painter of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy.