MODERN ART SALES
COMBINED SALE TOTAL: HK$819 MILLION / US$106 MILLION
Stellar Performance of Sanyu and Wu Guanzhong
Three Masterpieces Achieve over HK$100 Million (US$13 Million) Each
Works by Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki at Evening Sale 100% Sold
The Bell’s Collection of Post-war Chinese Art 100% Sold over Two Consecutive Seasons
CONTEMPORARY ART SALES
COMBINED SALE TOTAL: HK$778 MILLION / US$100 MILLION
Record High for A Various Owner Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Sotheby’s Asia
Record Season High for Western Contemporary Art in Asia (HK$500 Million / US$65 Million Sold)
Gerhard Richter and Banksy Lead Selection of Western Artworks of Unprecedented Calibre
The Pola Museum of Art, Hakone, Japan Acquires Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (649-2) for HK$215 Million / US$27.7Million
- Highest Price Achieved for Any Western Artwork Sold at Auction in Asia –
Asian Works by Zhang Xiaogang, Liu Wei, Cui Jie, Firenze Lai Command Global Interest
SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART SALES
COMBINED SALE TOTAL: HK$69 MILLION / US$8.9 MILLION
Important Works by Indonesian Masters Sudjana Kerton, Handiwirman Saputra Reach New Heights
Continued Demand for Vietnamese Masterworks by Mai Trung Thu, Pham Hau and Le Pho
Strong Performance of Works by Filipino artists
SALE TOTALS
| Modern Art Evening Sale (5 October) | HK$754,291,000 / US$97,328,000 |
| Modern Art Day Sale (6 October) | HK$65,224,720 / US$8,416,000 |
| Modern Art Combined Sale Total | HK$819,515,720 / US$105,744,000 |
| Contemporary Art Evening Sale (6 October) | HK$684,106,000 / US$88,272,000 |
| Contemporary Art Day Sale (7 October) | HK$93,585,880 / US$12,066,000 |
| Contemporary Art Combined Sale Total | HK$777,691,880 / US$100,338,000 |
| Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale (5 October) | HK$32,332,800 / US$4,172,000 |
| Southeast Asian Art Day Sale (6 October) | HK$36,723,960 / US$4,739,000 |
| Southeast Asian Art Combined Sale Total | HK$69,056,760 / US$8,911,000 |
| Combined Total for Six Sales | HK$1,666,214,360 / US$214,993,000 |
