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30 May 2015

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RESULTS | Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Hong Kong, 30 May 2015

Hong Kong APAC 30 May 2015

 

Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Hong Kong, 30 May 2015, Sale #3410

[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

79 lots sold

Total: HK$594,676,250 / US$77,070,042 / £50,666,417 / €70,528,603

84% sold by lot

94 lots offered

HK$1 = US$0.1296 / £0.0852 / €0.1186

91% sold by value

Lot

Description

Estimate (HK$)

Price Realized

Buyer

13

Sanyu (Chang Yu, Chinese, 1901-1966), Chrysanthemums in a Glass Vase, oil on masonite, 75 x 92 cm., painted in the 1950s.

Estimate on request

HK$81,880,000

US$10,611,648

£6,976,176

€9,710,968

Asian Private

29

Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, French/Chinese, 1920-2013), 12.04.60, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm., painted in 1960.

25,000,000-35,000,000

HK$35,960,000

US$4,660,416

£3,063,792

€4,264,856

Asian Private

14

Sanyu (Chang Yu, Chinese, 1901-1966), Two Zebras, oil on masonite, 72.5 x 92 cm., painted in the 1940s.

20,000,000-30,000,000

HK$24,760,000

US$3,208,896

£2,109,552

€2,936,536

Asian Private

26

Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn, French/Chinese, 1920-2014), Montée Hivernale (Winter Surge), oil on canvas, 129.5 x 96 cm., painted in 1985.

12,000,000-18,000,000

HK$22,520,000

US$2,918,592

£1,918,704

€2,670,872

Asian Private

37

Zeng Fanzhi (Chinese, B. 1964), Mask Series, oil on canvas, 169 x 144.3 cm., painted in 1998.

14,000,000-18,000,000

HK$20,840,000

US$2,700,864

£1,775,568

€2,471,624

Asian Private

23

Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn, French/Chinese, 1920-2014), Composition No. 290, oil on canvas, 147.3 x 115 cm., painted in 1968.

14,000,000-18,000,000

HK$20,280,000

US$2,628,288

£1,727,856

€2,405,208

Asian Private

22

Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn, French/Chinese, 1920-2014), Lumière de la montagne Pa-Shin, oil on canvas, 100 x 65 cm., painted in 1959

9,000,000-15,000,000

HK$19,720,000

US$2,555,712

£1,680,144

€2,338,792

Asian Private

35

Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, B. 1959), Yr. Childhood, acrylic on cotton canvas, 120 x 110 cm., painted in 1995

WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

8,000,000-12,000,000

HK$19,720,000

US$2,555,712

£1,680,144

€2,338,792

Asian Private

56

Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, French/Chinese, 1920-2013), 17.06.61, oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm., painted in 1961

9,000,000-12,000,000

HK$17,440,000

US$2,260,224

£1,485,888

€2,068,384

Asian Private

16

Wu Guanzhong (Chinese, 1919-2010), A Lacebark Pine, ink and colour on paper, 117.3 x 95.8 cm., painted in 1984.

15,000,000-18,000,000

HK$16,840,000

US$2,182,464

£1,434,768

€1,997,224

Asian Private

 “Diversity was the muse of the evening as collectors from across the world celebrated Asian art.  A total of eleven new auction records were set for Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and Korean artists, demonstrating collectors’ enthusiasm for Asian modern and contemporary art. Equally notable was the passion for Asian abstract art.  Korean modern and contemporary art works presented in the auction were 100% sold while art of the Japanese Gutai movement also attracted bidders from across Asia.  Chinese 20th century paintings achieved robust results, led by Sanyu’s masterpiece, one of the artist’s rare “blue” paintings, ‘Chrysanthemums in a Glass Vase’, which realised HK$81.9 million / US$10.6 million.” said Eric Chang, International Director of Christie’s Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Department.

 

Complete Auction Results: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/salebrowse.aspx?intSaleid=25608&viewType=list

Image Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cmcst4pokez9azd/AAB2-rnLGt92QvFsQeMCBgf3a?dl=0

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium.

Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

       

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.