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RESULTS | Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) | Hong Kong | 24 May 2014

Hong Kong APAC 24 May 2014

Asian 20TH Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)

Hong Kong, 24 May 2014, Sale #3307 

[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

 

54 lots sold

Total: HK$467,905,000/US$60,640,48836,215,847/€44,731,718

     86% sold by lot

63 lots offered

HK$1 = US$0.1296/£0.0774/€0.0956

90% sold by value

Lot

Description

Estimate (HK$)

Price Realised

Buyer

23

SANYU (CHANG YU, Chinese, 1901-1966)

Potted Chrysanthemums

18,000,000-

22,000,000

HK$46,040,000

US$5,966,784

£3,563,496

4,401,424

Asian Private

22

XU BEIHONG (Chinese, 1895-1953)

Eagles

16,000,000-

20,000,000

HK$24,760,000

US$3,208,896

£1,916,424

2,367,056

Asian Private

6

CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, French/Chinese, 1920-2014)

No. 229

18,000,000-

26,000,000

HK$23,640,000

US$3,063,744

£1,829,736

2,259,984

Asian Private

48

LIU WEI (Chinese, B. 1965)

Landscape

8,000,000-12,000,000

HK$21,400,000

US$2,773,440

£1,656,360

2,045,840

Asian Private

42

ZENG FANZHI (Chinese, B. 1964)

Mask Series 1997 No. 17

20,000,000-25,000,000

HK$19,160,000

US$2,483,136

£1,482,984

1,831,696

Asian Private

45

ZENG FANZHI (Chinese, B. 1964)

After the Long March Andy Warhol Arrived in China

15,000,000-

25,000,000

HK$18,040,000

US$2,337,984

£1,396,296

1,724,624

Asian Private

5

ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, French/Chinese, 1920-2013)

Petite ville hollandaise (Dutch Town)

7,000,000-10,000,000

HK$15,640,000

US$2,026,944

£1,210,536

1,495,184

Asian Private

16

WU GUANZHONG (Chinese, 1919-2010)

Windows of the East

10,000,000-

16,000,000

HK$14,440,000

US$1,871,424

£1,117,656

1,380,464

Asian Private

24

HE DUOLING (Chinese, B. 1948)

Life

Estimate on Request

HK$13,240,000

US$1,715,904

£1,024,776

1,265,744

Asian Private

47

LIU WEI (Chinese, B. 1965)

Swimming

11,000,000-15,000,000

HK$13,240,000

US$1,715,904

£1,024,776

1,265,744

Asian Private

       

 

                                                                                                                                                                         

Hong Kong On Saturday, May 24, 2014, the Evening Sale of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art realised HK$467,905,000 (US$60,640,488), and sold in excess of 86% by lot and 90% by value.

 

Eric Chang, Deputy Chairman of Asia, Department Head of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art, said, “We saw a strong sell-through rate, with special strength in Southeast Asian and Korean art. This confirms the diverse interests of collectors in Asian 20th century and contemporary art, while demand for works by 20th century masters such as Sanyu and Xu Beihong is consistently strong. The enthusiasm from private collectors for the category from across Asia was also very evident in the evening sale.”

 

 

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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.