Christie’s Hong Kong
20th/21st CENTURY ART AUTUMN AUCTION SERIES
TOTALLED HK$1.05B / US$136M
ASIAN MASTERPIECES SPECTACULARLY LED THE SALES
Sanyu’s Femme nue sur un tapis (Nude on Tapestry)
Sold for Over HK$187M / US$24M
Yayoi Kusama’s A Flower
Sold for Over HK$78M / US$10M
Second Highest Auction Price for the Artist
20 WORKS SOLD ABOVE HK$10M, BY ARTISTS INCLUDING:
Western Artists: Adrian Ghenie │ Andy Warhol │ Nicolas Party
Asian Artists: Yayoi Kusama │ Yoshitomo Nara │ Liu Ye
11 ARTIST RECORDS* SET ACROSS THE SALE SERIES
Including 7 for Southeast Asian Artists
Southeast Asian Selection 100% Sold; 140% Hammer Over Low Estimate
WESTERN ARTISTS SHINE IN THE POST-MILLENNIUM EVENING SALE
A COLLAB WITH JAY CHOU
Auctioneer Liang-Lin Chen in the bustling saleroom auctioning Yayoi Kusama’s A Flower,
which sold for HK$78,125,000 / US$10,075,234 during Christie’s 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – From 28 – 29 November 2023, Christie’s Hong Kong presented a series of four live 20th and 21st
Century Art auctions — the 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale and the Post-Millennium Evening Sale, a Collab
with Jay Chou, followed by the 20th Century Art Day Sale and 21st Century Art Day Sale – which achieved a
combined sale total of HK$1.05B / US$136M. Christie’s vibrant sale curation and solid pricing strategy achieved
a strong sell-through rate of close to 90% by lot, led by Sanyu’s masterpiece Femme nue sur un tapis (Nude on
Tapestry) which achieved over HK$187,375,000 / US$24,164,442. All paintings by Yayoi Kusama were 100%
sold, led by A Flower which sold for HK$78,125,000 / US$10,075,234, the second highest auction price for the
artist. There was global participation from 34 countries across 6 continents. Millennials accounted for over 40%
of new buyers overall, and 67% of Evening Sale new buyers. The results throughout the series, for Eastern and
Western works, reflect the strength of the market in Asia for outstanding 20th and 21st century art.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Top 10 works sold across four sales on 28 and 29 Nov:
| Artists | Artwork Title | Price Realised |
| SANYU | NUDE ON TAPESTRY | HK$187,375,000 |
|
YAYOI KUSAMA |
A FLOWER |
HK$78,125,000 |
|
YOSHITOMO NARA |
BAD BARBER |
HK$51,195,000 |
|
YAYOI KUSAMA |
PUMPKIN [FBAN] |
HK$46,355,000 |
|
ADRIAN GHENIE |
LIDLESS EYE |
HK$42,725,000 |
|
LIU YE |
RED NO. 2 |
HK$31,835,000 |
|
YAYOI KUSAMA |
INFINITY-NETS [KLN] |
HK$24,575,000 |
|
ZAO WOU-KI |
SANS TITRE (UNTITLED) |
HK$24,575,000 |
|
RICHARD PRINCE |
CAMO NURSE |
HK$20,945,000 |
|
YAYOI KUSAMA |
WOMAN |
HK$20,340,000 |
11 world auction records* set in 20th / 21st Century Art sale series on 28 and 29 Nov:
|
Artist |
Artwork Title |
Price Realised |
|
CHEONG SOO PIENG |
NATURE'S INSPIRATION |
HK$11,507,000 |
|
SALVO |
IL MATTINO (THE MORNING) |
HK$8,694,000 |
|
VICENTE SILVA MANANSALA |
TIANGGE (MARKET SCENE) |
HK$8,190,000 |
|
KOHEI NAWA |
PIXCELL-DEER 32 |
HK$8,190,000 |
|
THAWAN DUCHANEE |
SCREAM OF SORROWFUL |
HK$6,048,000 |
|
PRATUANG EMJAROEN |
THE SYMPHONY OF THE UNIVERSE |
HK$6,048,000 |
|
DULLAH |
BARONG DANCE IN BALI |
HK$2,772,000 |
|
WANG YI |
IN THE JUNGLE |
HK$1,386,000 |
|
KELLY BEEMAN |
FERAL CAT |
HK$441,000 |
|
U OHN LWIN |
FLOWERS |
HK$277,000 |
|
U BA KYI |
PRODUCT OF MON STATE |
HK$151,200 |
* Auction records are based on the exchange rates on 27 and 28 Nov 2023
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