Christie's Hong Kong recently announced the highly anticipated "Millennial Evening Auction" to be held this autumn, featuring a collaboration with global Mandarin pop king Jay Chou, which has captured the attention of the masses.
This season brings together a variety of extraordinary works, and the contemporary art sector has achieved impressive results. Below, let us select 10 works with transaction prices exceeding tens of millions, or even breaking the hundred million mark, to share with everyone!
This year, Sotheby's Hong Kong once again brings the classic cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and McDull to the auction house. Taking advantage of the festive occasions of the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day, we invite the audience to share this warm and joyful moment with the two piglets!
On the occasion of the upcoming Christie's Hong Kong Spring Auction, contemporary art expert Jacky Ho specially selected 6 art pieces to decorate the local collector Gilbert Yeung's Cassio space, showcasing the charm of the intersection between contemporary art and interior design.
Sotheby's Hong Kong's two spring watch auctions have successfully concluded, with the single prominent collector "Eternal Legend" achieving a "white glove" result on the first day, followed by the "Precious Watches I" auction the next day. The total sales of the two auctions reached HK$338 million, making it the highest watch auction season in Sotheby's Asia's history.
Sotheby's Hong Kong's "Eternal Legends" single-owner sale was a success, achieving a total sales of HK$130 million, with the leading masterpiece being the "World's Only" pink gold Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 issued by Gobbi Milano, setting a world record for the model at HK$60.26 million.
Sotheby's Hong Kong will hold the "Eternal Legends" single-owner auction in late April in an independent evening sale format, presenting up to 40 top antique Patek Philippe watches from a single legendary collector, with a total estimated value of up to HK$78 million, making this auction potentially the highest-value single-owner watch auction in Sotheby's Asia's history.
This season's auction brings masterpieces of modern art from both the East and the West to collectors, including many pieces that rival museum-level collections! Here are some selected superior works for everyone's introduction.
Sotheby's held an online contemporary art auction, marking the first time including NFTs in online sales, with a focus on the highly influential Monkey Kingdom series in Asia.
Believe that the "McDull" series of works is a classic masterpiece in many people's hearts. The auction not only brings the classic comic "Fishball Story" from the tea restaurant, but also the "McDull Pineapple Bun Prince" NFT!
This series of auctions will be held in three locations including Geneva, Hong Kong, and New York, with three separate "Gérald Genta: Icon of Time" auction sessions. The auctions will feature many original design sketches personally drawn by Gérald Genta throughout his career.
Christie's Hong Kong held two evening auctions, achieving a total sales record of approximately 1.49 billion Hong Kong dollars. The following will combine the two evening sales to summarize the top 5 highest-priced contemporary art pieces sold.
Recently, there has been continuous discussion about the upcoming Sotheby's autumn auction. In addition to Wong Kar-wai's auction, this evening's autumn auction will also bring together many Eastern and Western art masters. With such a strong lineup, it is expected to continue the success of the first half of the year's auctions and continue to break records for contemporary art pieces!
Sotheby's Hong Kong "Beyond Limits: Modern Art Evening Sale" will be led by an extremely rare piece from the "Wild Grass Series" by Zao Wou-Ki - the monumental work named "13.02.62" after Zao Wou-Ki's own date of birth - witnessing this abstract master's ascent to the peak of creation.
A painting known as the "first museum-quality snowscape triptych" titled "Snow in Prosperous Times" will be featured in the upcoming Sotheby's Modern Art Evening Auction next month, with an estimated value of HK$80 million to HK$120 million, from a significant European private collection.
