T he Hong Kong Sales kicked off with a white-glove Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, led by this celebrated Joan Mitchell painting. ‘La Grande Vallée VII’ achieved HK $129 million / US $17 million at Sotheby's HongKong, setting a new Asian auction record for the artist.
‘La Grande Vallée VII’ belongs to a series of 21 large-scale paintings executed between 1983-84. This body of work is regarded as the summit of Mitchell’s late career, renowned for its psychological complexity and painterly confidence.
