YUE MINJUN Yue Min-Jun (born 1962, Daqing, China) is one of the leading Chinese artists. He is best known for oil paintings depicting formations of his laughing self-portraits in various settings. His iconography is easily recognisable, it challenges social and cultural conventions by depicting objects and political issues in a radical, abstract, ironic and cynical manner. Yue Min-Jun initially started painting as a hobby, subsequently he graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Hebei Normal University, China in 1985. In the 90s he joined an artist community in Yuan Ming Yuan, a village near Beijing where he began to form his style and iconography. The paintings, sculptures, and installations of Yue Minjun feature uniform laughing pink faces, which appear to be self-portraits. Through various symbols, metaphors, signs, or through depictions of daily life the artist constructs various realities against which the laughing figures are rendered. "In my work, laughter is a representation of a state of helplessness, lack of strength and participation, with the absence of our rights that society has imposed on us." —Yue Minjun Yue became famous after his participation in the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999, which granted him access to international art. One of the best-known paintings by Yue Minjun and an icon for modern Chinese art and the Cynical Realism movement is Execution. It was painted in 1995 and is generally regarded as a reaction to the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989, as it shows several laughing men in front of an execution squad. The cloned all smiling Minjun self-portraits have become known in the art world as the "Silly Man". As the preparation for his paintings, the artist uses photographs of himself being photographed in various poses. This approach reflects the self-irony of the artist. Yue Minjun is often classified as part of the Chinese "Cynical Realist" movement, however, the artist does not support such attribution. Nevertheless, Yue often challenges social and cultural conventions by depicting objects and political issues in a radical, abstract, ironic and cynical manner.
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Snatched Ecstasy (Portfolio of 20), Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Snatched Ecstasy (Portfolio of 20) Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 80 × 120 cm (47 1/5 × 31 1/2 in) Each print ...
Lithograph
Remarkable People, Pop Art Lithograph by Yue Minjun
By Yue Minjun
Located in Long Island City, NY
Yue Minjun, Chinese (1962 - ) - Remarkable People, Year: 2009, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: XXXII/CXXX, Size: 47.5 x 39.5 in. (120.65 x 100.33 cm),...
Lithograph
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The Three Musketeers
By Yue Minjun
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Yue Minjun Title: The Three Musketeers Year: 2022 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK paper, deckled edges Edition: 130; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 31 1/2 × 39 2/5 in...
Screen
Untitled (Smile-ism No. 20)
By Yue Minjun
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Yue Minjun Title: Untitled (Smile-ism No. 20) Year: 2006 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 45; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 43.50 x 35.25 in. (110.5 x 8...
Lithograph
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Paean on Grassland, Yue Minjun - Art, Lithograph, Limited Edition, China, Print
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Paean on Grassland Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 80 x 120 cm (47 1/5 × 31 1/2 in) S...
Lithograph
Untitled (Smile-ism No. 9)
By Yue Minjun
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Yue Minjun Title: Untitled (Smile-ism No. 9) Year: 2006 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 45; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 31.5 x 43.25 in. (80 x 109.9 ...
Lithograph
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Lotus Pool - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Lotus Pool Lithograph in color on wove paper “BFK Rives” Edition of 130 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.4 in) Stamped Signature, numbered in Roman numerals In mint condition, as a...
Lithograph
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Floating Clouds - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Floating Clouds Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition Lithograph Edition of 130 80 x 120 cm (31.4 x 47.2 in) Stamped Signa...
Lithograph
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Starry Night - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Starry Night Lithograph Edition of 130 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Stamped Signature, numbered in Roman numerals In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher PLEAS...
Lithograph
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Hero Here - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Hero Here Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 120 × 80 cm (47 1/5 × 31 1/2 in) Stamped Signature, numbered in Roman...
Lithograph
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Remarkable People, Yue Minjun- Art, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Remarkable People Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 80 × 120 cm (47 1/5 × 31 1/2 in) Stamped Signature, numbered ...
Lithograph
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Sheep Herd - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Sheep Herd Lithograph Edition of 130 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Stamped Signature, numbered in Roman numerals In mint condition, as acquired...
Lithograph
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H 30 in W 37.5 in
Oedipus in Luxor /// Richard Merkin Figurative New York Pop Art Screenprint
By Richard Merkin
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Richard Merkin (American, 1938-2009) Title: "Oedipus in Luxor" *Signed by Merkin in pencil lower right Year: 1980 Medium: Original Screenprint on white Arches 88 paper Limite...
Screen
$2,300
H 26.8 in W 33.3 in
Conceptual art photo engraving and screenprint 2005 27x33in hrs min kcal fat
Located in Miami, FL
Raul Cordero (Cuba, 1971) '32 hrs 53 min kcal: 783 fat: 35%', 2005 photo engraving and screenprint on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 26.8 x 33.3 in. (68 x 84.5...
Screen, Engraving, Aquatint
Prince William
By Elizabeth Peyton
Located in New York, NY
This bold color lithograph is signed, dated and numbered in pencil by Peyton, from an edition of 350. Published by the Public Art Fund, New York.
Color, Lithograph
$100
H 21 in W 17 in
Touchdown - Zonk (Dolphins), Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, Limited Edition
By Ferdie Pacheco 1
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 500. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. Please note our gallery has more than 1 of this artwork in stock and the exact edition number you may receive may be different than pictured. About the artist: Born in Tampa, Florida on December 8, 1927 with deep ancestral roots in Spain. Ferdie Pacheco...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,450
H 22 in W 26 in
Composition Red and Green Lithograph, Pop Art, Hand Signed PP Edition, 1980
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. PP edition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Lithograph
$5,000
H 26.75 in W 119.25 in
Clemente Untitled A: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean and animals
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
A black and white, large-scale surreal mythical landscape of an ocean voyage, with a snake wrapped around a clock, female figure, greek urns, and an...
Lithograph
$4,800
H 38 in W 30 in D 1 in
Torso De Jeune Fille, Hand Signed Lithograph, Pereda 112, 1969, Framed
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper from the Mujeres portfolio. Hand signed lower left margin by Rufino Tamayo. Hand numbered VI/XXV lower right margin (an artist proof of 25 a...
Paper, Lithograph
Against all Odds
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Keith Haring Against all Odds 1990 Four works from the Against All Odds, 20 Drawings series, 1990 Lithographs Ed of 500 28 x 24 in with frame 8 x 10 1...
Lithograph
$1,500
H 20.5 in W 15.25 in
Shepard Fairey War By Numbers Letterpress Fine Art Edition Contemporary Street
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Hand signed and numbered by the artist in pencil, Shepard Fairey. Has hand-deckled edges. Obey publishing chop in lower left corner. War By Numbers Manufacturer: Obey Giant Edition...
Screen
$5,500
H 19.5 in W 13.25 in
Tracey Emin - uniquely hand signed early Lehmann Maupin Gallery poster invite
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Every part of me's bleeding Offset lithograph poster, 1999 Published by: Lehmann Maupin Gallery, 39 Greene Street, SoHo, NYC Boldly signed and dated 2025 in silver sharpi...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,250
H 25.75 in W 20.5 in
Arnold Singer "Woman on Arm of Sofa" Lithograph Linear Black & White
Located in Detroit, MI
“Woman on Arm of Sofa” is an extraordinary lithograph by Arnold Singer. You could say it is representative of his interests in several art styles that ar...
Lithograph
$2,700
H 27 in W 33 in D 2 in
"Big B Signs Up" 1976 signed Lithograph celebrating the Bicentennial 23/175
By Larry Rivers
Located in Southampton, NY
The work of controversial post-Abstract Expressionist artist Larry Rivers is in the collection most Major Museums. In 2021 a work of his sold at Sotheby's for over 2 Million Dollars. "Big B Signs Up...
Lithograph
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H 31.5 in W 47.25 in
Armed Forces - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Armed Forces Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 80 × 120 cm (31.5 × 47.2 in) Stamped Signature, numbered in Roman ...
Lithograph
The Three Musketeers
By Yue Minjun
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Yue Minjun Title: The Three Musketeers Year: 2022 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK paper, deckled edges Edition: 130; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 31 1/2 × 39 2/5 in...
Screen
The Three Musketeers
By Yue Minjun
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Yue Minjun Title: The Three Musketeers Year: 2022 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK paper, deckled edges Edition: 130; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 31 1/2 × 39 2/5 in...
Screen
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H 47.25 in W 31.5 in
Pine Tree - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Pine Tree Lithograph Edition of 130 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signed and numbered, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity In mint condition, as acquired from the...
Lithograph
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H 47.25 in W 31.5 in
Big Swans - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese
By Yue Minjun
Located in Zug, CH
Yue Minjun, Big Swans Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition, Chinese Lithograph Edition of 130 80 x 120 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signed and numbered, accompanied by Cert...
Lithograph