Yu Youhan was born in Shanghai in 1943 and graduated from the Central Academy of Art & Design, Beijing in 1970. Yu then went on to teach at the Shanghai Institute of Industrial Arts from 1973. After visiting an exhibition by Zao Wou-ki in Hangzhou he began to paint abstract works during the 1980s, but shifted away from this during the 1990s painting a series of bright, Andy Warhol styled images of Mao Zedong, which garnered international acclaim.
Since the early 2000s Yu has returned to abstract paintings, exploring more traditional Chinese landscape painting whilst applying his own style.
Auction Record (2018) : US$ 1,656,615
Average Auction Sales Price (2015) : US$ 359,441
