Yao Huang Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Yao Huang Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 23, 2024
Huang Yao. Flowers and Calligraphy, watercolor
Est: $800 - $1,200
(Chinese, 1917-1987) Watercolor and ink on paper, sight size: 17 x 15 1/2 in., framed size: 26 3/4 x 23 in.
Alex Cooper
Mar. 15, 2020
Huang Yao (b. China, 1917 - d. Kuala Lumpur, 1987) Poetic Serene Scenery, undated
Est: RM25,000 - RM45,000
Huang Yao’s ancestor can be traced to Huang Xiang, a filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty and through his father, Huang Hanzhong, he was taught the traditional Chinese arts of calligraphy, painting, classical literature, philology, history and philosophy. He was raised in an environment that strongly appreciates arts and culture. In 1935, Huang Yao became Art Editor of the Shanghai Post and drew a huge following with his cartoon character, Niubizi, which had also become his nom de plume from 1934 to 1956. He had written and published numerous educational books namely A Chinese Soldier (1941) for the army during the war in China, Ten Talks on Niubizi for art classes in schools which was later translated into Malay language as Eight Talks on Niubizi, Chongqing in Cartoon (1943) and many more. Niubizi, It Is Time To Come Home this exhibition is currently held at Jia Shan Museum from January to April, commemorating the 85th Anniversary of Huang Yao’s Niubizi Cartoon Series. He travelled extensively during his lifetime, leaving China for Vietnam before moving to Thailand, Singapore and finally settling down in Malaysia. His legacy has seen a great resurgence since his retrospective exhibition in Singapore and Shanghai, China in 2001 and 2011 respectively. More major museums are including works of Huang Yao into their list of pantheons. They include the British Museum, Ashmolean Museum, the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and the Shanghai Museum in China. A special memorial show titled The Remarkable Guest of Malaya was displayed at the National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2013.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Mar. 24, 2019
Huang Yao (b. 1917 - d. 1987) Untitled, undated
Est: RM7,000 - RM12,000
Huang Yaoâs ancestor can be traced to Huang Xiang, a filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty and through his father, Huang Hanzhong, he was taught the traditional Chinese arts of calligraphy, painting, classical literature, philology, history and philosophy. He was raised in an environment that strongly appreciates arts and culture. In 1935, Huang Yao became Art Editor of the Shanghai Post and drew a huge following with his cartoon character, Niubizi, which had also become his nom de plume from 1934 to 1956. He had written and published numerous educational books namely A Chinese Soldier (1941) for the army during the war in China, Ten Talks on Niubizi for art classes in schools which was later translated into Malay language as Eight Talks on Niubizi, Chongqing in Cartoon (1943) and many more. He travelled extensively during his lifetime, leaving China for Vietnam before moving to Thailand, Singapore and finally settling down in Malaysia. His legacy has seen a great resurgence since his retrospective exhibition in Singapore and Shanghai, China in 2001 and 2011 respectively. More major museums are including works of Huang Yao into their list of pantheons. They include the British Museum, Ashmolean Museum, the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and the Shanghai Museum in China. A special memorial show titled The Remarkable Guest of Malaya was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2013. 34 x 36cm
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 04, 2018
HUANG YAO | Sunset
Est: S$12,000 - S$18,000
44 x 34 cm ink and colour on paper, framed inscribed, signed Yao and dated yiwei year (1955) Nanyang in Chinese, stamped with a seal of artist upper right
33 Auction
May. 29, 2018
DING YANYONG (1902-1978)/HUANG YAO (1917-1987)/TUI SHENG (20TH CENTURY) - Dragonflies and Flowers/Children Playing/Rain Landscape
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
DING YANYONG (1902-1978)/HUANG YAO (1917-1987)/TUI SHENG (20TH CENTURY) Dragonflies and Flowers/Children Playing/Rain Landscape
Christie's
Jun. 02, 2015
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Lighting the Way Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 46.5 x 37.6 cm. (18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Lighting the Way Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 46.5 x 37.6 cm. (18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Christie's
Jun. 02, 2015
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Meet up in the Temple Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 61 x 31.4 cm. (24 x 12 3/8 in.)
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Meet up in the Temple Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 61 x 31.4 cm. (24 x 12 3/8 in.)
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2014
HUANG YAO (b. 1917 - d. 1987), The Wise And The Young 时增岁月人增寿, 1980, Ink & colour on rice paper mounted on scroll
Est: RM12,000 - RM15,000
HUANG YAO b. China, 1917 - d. Kuala Lumpur, 1987 THE WISE AND THE YOUNG 时增岁月人增寿, 1980 Signed and dated in Chinese with seal (centre left) on calligraphy Signed and dated in Chinese with seal (centre left), Chinese seal (lower right) on artwork Ink & colour on rice paper mounted on scroll 28cm x 46cm (calligraphy); 38cm x 46cm (ink painting) A charming piece conveying prudence, The Wise and the Youngillustrates a wise old man and a young child carrying a peach fruit, a symbol of longevity. The calligraphy on the artwork reads '仁者寿' which is perhaps derived from a Confucius proverb bearing the profound meaning of 'with kindness comes longevity'. REFERENCE Return To Innocence: Huang Yao's Painting of Happy Children, Dr. Tan May Ling. Rediscovered Talent, Huang Yao: Cartoonist / Scholar / Painter, Shanghai Art Museum, 2011. www.huangyao.org
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 09, 2014
HUANG YAO (b. 1917 - d. 1987), GOOD LUCK 吉 , 1979, Ink & colour on rice paper mounted on scroll
Est: RM12,000 - RM15,000
HUANG YAO b. China, 1917 - d. Kuala Lumpur, 1987 GOOD LUCK 吉, 1979 Signed and dated in Chinese with seal (upper left), Chinese seal (lower right) Ink on rice paper mounted on scroll 70cm x 37cm Huang Yao's ancestor can be traced to Huang Xiang, a filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty and through his father, Huang Hanzhong, he was taught the traditional Chinese arts of calligraphy, painting, classical literature, philology, history and philosophy. He was raised in an environment that strongly appreciates arts and culture. In 1935, Huang Yao became Art Editor of the Shanghai Post and drew a huge following with his cartoon character, Niubizi, which had also become his nom de plume from 1934 to 1956. He had written and published numerous educational books namely A Chinese Soldier(1941) for the army during the war in China, Ten Talks on Niubizi for art classes in schools which was later translated into Malay language as Eight Talks on Niubizi, Chongqing in Cartoon (1943) and many more. Huang Yao travelled extensively during his lifetime, leaving China for Vietnam before moving to Thailand, Singapore and finally settling down in Malaysia. His legacy has seen a great resurgence since his retrospective exhibition in Singapore and Shanghai, China in 2001 and 2011 respectively. More major museums are including works of Huang Yao into their list of pantheons. They include the British Museum, Ashmolen Museum, the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and the Shanghai Museum in China. A special memorial show titled The Remarkable Guest of Malaya was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2013. REFERENCE Return To Innocence: Huang Yao's Painting of Happy Children, Dr. Tan May Ling. Rediscovered Talent, Huang Yao: Cartoonist / Scholar / Painter, Shanghai Art Museum, 2011. www.huangyao.org
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 09, 2014
HUANG YAO (b. 1917 - d. 1987), Kampung Life 偕行 , 1980, Ink & colour on rice paper mounted on scroll
Est: RM10,000 - RM15,000
HUANG YAO b. China, 1917 - d. Kuala Lumpur, 1987 KAMPUNG LIFE 偕行 , 1980 Signed and dated in Chinese with seal (upper right), Chinese seal (lower left) Ink & colour on rice paper mounted on scroll 47cm x 37cm Deriving from Huang Yao's Nanyang series, Kampung Life is executed in his unique Chinese ink brushwork - bold lines of strokes in varying degree and intensity - illustrating life in the village for a mother and her two children. Red ink wash is applied liberally on the background portraying the morning sky when the family is set to start their day outdoors in the sun. Huang Yao's ancestor can be traced to Huang Xiang, a filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty and through his father, Huang Hanzhong, he was taught the traditional Chinese arts of calligraphy, painting, classical literature, philology, history and philosophy. He was raised in an environment that strongly appreciates arts and culture. In 1935, Huang Yao became Art Editor of the Shanghai Post and drew a huge following with his cartoon character, Niubizi, which had also become his nom de plume from 1934 to 1956. He had written and published numerous educational books namely A Chinese Soldier (1941) for the army during the war in China, Ten Talks on Niubizi for art classes in schools which was later translated into Malay language as Eight Talks on Niubizi, Chongqing in Cartoon (1943) and many more. He travelled extensively during his lifetime, leaving China for Vietnam before moving to Thailand, Singapore and finally settling down in Malaysia. His legacy has seen a great resurgence since his retrospective exhibition in Singapore and Shanghai, China in 2001 and 2011 respectively. More major museums are including works of Huang Yao into their list of pantheons. They include the British Museum, Ashmolen Museum, the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and the Shanghai Museum in China. A special memorial show titled The Remarkable Guest of Malaya was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2013. REFERENCE Return To Innocence: Huang Yao's Painting of Happy Children, Dr. Tan May Ling. Rediscovered Talent, Huang Yao: Cartoonist/Scholar/Painter, Shanghai Art Museum, 2011. www.huangyao.org
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
May. 27, 2013
HUANG YAO (1917-1987)
Est: -
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Learning to Ride/Cultivating Talent Each scroll measures 37 x 47 cm. (14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.) Entitled, inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals of the artist Dated spring, gengshen year (1980) A set of two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper Each scroll measures 37 x 47 cm. (14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.) 20th Century (2)
Christie's
May. 27, 2013
HUANG YAO (1917-1987)
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HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Mountains are not Mountains/Water is not Water Entitled, inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals of the artist Dated summer, gengshen year (1980) A set of two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper Each scroll measures 44.5 x 44.5 cm. (17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.) 20th Century (2)
Christie's
Nov. 26, 2012
HUANG YAO (1917-1987)
Est: - $237,500
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Rolling Coins/The Whole World in A Toss Each entitled, inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals of the artist Both dated summer, gengshen year (1980) ink and colour on paper Each scroll measures 49 x 36.5 cm. (19 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.) 20th Century (2)
Christie's
Nov. 26, 2012
HUANG YAO (1917-1987)
Est: - $740,000
HUANG YAO (1917-1987) Riding the Dragon Entitled, inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated ninth day, ninth month, gengshen year (1980) ink and colour on paper 140 x 73 cm. (55 1/8 x 28 3/4 in.) 20th Century
Christie's
May. 29, 2012
HUANG YAO (1914-1987)
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
HUANG YAO (1914-1987) Playing Chess Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist Dated spring, gengshen year (1980) Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 140 x 73.8 cm. (55 1/8 x 29 in.) 20th Century
Christie's