LABA Blue Chip Artist Jiannan Huang Ranks 2nd on Hurun's China Art List 2025

Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA) Blue-Chip Artist Jiannan Huang

Maotai, Guizhou, China. 27th August, 2025. The Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun China Art List 2025 report which ranks the Top 100 Chinese living artists based on the 2024 sales of their works at public auctions, with LABA Blue-Chip artist Jiannan Huang taking second place this year. In first place was oil painter Chunya Zhou, who topped the Hurun China Art List for the second time in 18 years with sales of US$18 million (130 million yuan) at public auctions during the past year. Zhou has made the Hurun China Art List for 18 years in a row in the Top 15, and made the Top 10 for eight years in a row. Huang had auction sales of US$17.2 million (120 million yuan) last year, and after first appearing on the Hurun China Art List in 2014, has been in the Top 10 ten times. The lists are compiled from data collected by Chongqing Cultural Art Industry Association, Artprice and Artron.

 Source: Hurun China Art List 2025

Overall, total artist sales had decreased over last year, with the total sales of the 100 artists on the list reaching US$230,000 million (1.65 billion yuan), a 48% decrease from last year. None of the artists saw their sales increase compared to last year. This year 24 new artists were added to the list, including 14 returning artists and 10 appearing for the first time. China Guardian sold seven of the top ten most expensive works by living artists last year. Yongle Auctions sold two of the top ten most expensive works by living artists, and the other was sold by Christie's.

Twenty-one living artists made the "2025 Hurun Best-Selling Chinese Artists" list (the top 100 living and deceased Chinese artists), six fewer than last year. The report also includes the Hurun Best-Selling Chinese Artists 2024, and a list of the 100 Best-Selling artists from China (both living and deceased). Daqian Zhang topped the list for the eleventh time with sales of US$18 million (1.26 billion yuan), a 37% decrease from the previous year. Baishi Qi maintained his second place ranking, with sales down 49% to 770 million yuan. Among the returning artists, Guangdong traditional Chinese painter Chuxiong Fang made his 14th appearance on the Hurun China Art List this year, ranking 27th with sales of US$2.2 million (5.68 million yuan).

Source: Hurun China Art List 2025

The most successful newcomer was Hebei traditional Chinese painter Jingzhe Cui, who entered the top 30 for the first time and ranked 22nd with sales of US$3 million (21 million yuan). Six female artists made the list, and the most successful female artist is Sichuan oil painter Ke Chen, ranking 14th with sales of US$3.8 million (27.44 million yuan). In the 18 years since the Hurun China Art List was founded, a total of 20 female artists have appeared.

The average age of the artists on the list is 64, two years older than last year, marking the first increase after five consecutive years. The number of young artists aged 50 and under decreased to 25 from 29, marking the first decline after five consecutive years of growth. Beijing is home to 55 living artists, Jiangsu rose by two artists to six, moving up to second place. Guangdong, Shanghai, and Sichuan each tied for third place with five artists.

The Hurun China Art List has featured 323 artists over its 18-year history. There are 12 artists who have been on the list for 18 consecutive years: Ye Liu, Chunya Zhou, Zeng Fan, Fanzhi Zeng, Xiaogang Zhang, Shangyi Jin, Mingming Wang, Lijun Fang, Zhongli Luo, Jiaying He, Yidong Wang, and Xuan Ai. For more information: www.hurun.net

Source: Hurun China Art List 2025

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About Chongqing Cultural Art Industry Association

The Chongqing Cultural Art Industry Association, approved by the administrative departments of the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Development Commission and the Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau in 2015, is officially registered as a nonprofit corporate social organization. The Association is dedicated to establishing a comprehensive industry service platform that aims to foster exchanges and cooperation within the industry, enhance the industry's overall competitiveness, and serve as a bridge between the government, society, enterprises, and individuals.

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