• Auction 21389

    20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale

    28 May 2023, Hong Kong

    SALE TOTAL: 725,713,800 (HKD)
57 Lots for Sale 21389
Lot 51
ZENZABURO KOJIMA (1893-1962)
Red Background (Nude)
oil on canvas
80.5 x 117 cm. (31 3/4 x 46 in.)
estimate
HK$300,000 - HK$500,000
($38,491 - $64,152)

price realized
HK$2,142,000
($274,763)
Lot 52
RYUZABURO UMEHARA (1888-1986)
Roses
oil on canvas mounted on board
73.3 x 60.2 cm. (28 7/8 x 23 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$900,000
($76,983 - $115,475)

price realized
HK$1,260,000
($161,625)
Lot 53
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
L'idylle en bleu
oil and tempera on canvas
81 x 65 cm. (31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$17,000,000 - HK$27,000,000
($2,181,198 - $3,464,256)

price realized
HK$24,575,000
($3,152,343)
Lot 54
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Le promenoir des amants
oil on canvas
93 x 74.3 cm. (36 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$24,000,000 - HK$35,000,000
($3,079,339 - $4,490,703)

price realized
HK$51,195,000
($6,567,007)
Lot 55
LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968)
Jeune fille aux roses
oil on canvas
41 x 33 cm. (16 1/8 x 13 in.)
estimate
HK$3,200,000 - HK$5,500,000
($410,578 - $705,681)

price realized
HK$3,780,000
($484,877)
Lot 56
CHEONG SOO PIENG (1917-1983)
Life in Bali
oil on canvas
101.5 x 81 cm. (40 x 31 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$3,000,000 - HK$5,000,000
($384,917 - $641,529)

price realized
HK$4,032,000
($517,202)
Lot 57
GEORGETTE CHEN (1906-1993)
Still Life with Big Durian
oil on canvas
46 x 55 cm. (18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($641,529 - $1,026,446)

price realized
HK$14,290,000
($1,833,041)
Lot 58
MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
Les enfants (Children)
ink and gouache on silk in the artist's original frame
46 x 38.1 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 in.)
estimate
HK$1,800,000 - HK$2,800,000
($230,950 - $359,256)

price realized
HK$2,772,000
($355,576)
Lot 59
VU CAO DAM (1908-2000)
Jeune fille au turban blanc (Young Lady with White Turban)
ink and gouache on silk
59 x 44.5 cm. (23 1/4 x 17 /2 in.)
estimate
HK$2,000,000 - HK$3,000,000
($256,611 - $384,917)

price realized
HK$2,520,000
($323,251)
Lot 60
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
Portrait
oil on canvas
65.2 x 54 cm. (25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$3,000,000 - HK$5,000,000
($384,917 - $641,529)

price realized
HK$11,870,000
($1,522,617)
Lot 61
CAMILLE PISSARRO (1830 - 1903)
Le lavoir de Bazincourt
oil on canvas
65.2 x 54.3 cm. (25 5/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$6,000,000 - HK$10,000,000
($769,834 - $1,283,058)

price realized
HK$8,820,000
($1,131,380)
Lot 62
WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010)
A Corner of a Garden (By the Lake)
oil on board
45.4 x 45.4 cm. (17 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$13,500,000 - HK$24,000,000
($1,732,128 - $3,079,339)

price realized
HK$14,895,000
($1,910,647)
Lot 63
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
Flowers and Fruits
ink and colour on paper
68.5 x 69.5 cm. (27 x 27 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$2,500,000 - HK$3,500,000
($320,764 - $449,070)

price realized
HK$3,906,000
($501,039)
Lot 64
WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010)
The Yulong Mountains after Rain
oil on canvas
91.4 x 65.2 cm. (36 x 25 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$17,000,000 - HK$27,000,000
($2,181,198 - $3,464,256)

Lot 66
CHEN DANQING (B. 1953)
Tibetan Boys
oil on canvas
101 x 75.5 cm. (39 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$3,500,000 - HK$5,500,000
($449,070 - $705,681)

Lot 67
ERNIE BARNES (1938-2009)
Bronco Locker Room
acrylic on canvas
61 x 121.9 cm. (24 x 48 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($128,305 - $256,611)

price realized
HK$3,780,000
($484,877)
Lot 68
Fernando Botero (B. 1932)
Waterfall
oil on canvas
93 x 81 cm. (36 5/8 x 31 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($641,529 - $1,026,446)

price realized
HK$5,292,000
($678,828)
Lot 69
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920-2014)
Frimas I
oil on canvas
116 x 89 cm. (45 5/8 x 35 in.)
estimate
HK$7,000,000 - HK$10,000,000
($898,140 - $1,283,058)

price realized
HK$19,735,000
($2,531,495)
Lot 70
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
10.2.77
oil on canvas
88.7 x 115.5 cm. (34 7/8 x 45 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$18,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,309,504 - $3,592,562)

price realized
HK$22,155,000
($2,841,919)
Lot 71
GEORGES MATHIEU (1921-2012)
Air de France
oil on canvas
175.7 x 451 cm. (69 1/8 x 177 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($641,529 - $1,026,446)

Lot 72
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE (1923-2002)
Saint-Anthon
oil on canvas
248 × 388 cm. (97 2/3 x 152 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$20,000,000 - HK$40,000,000
($2,566,116 - $5,132,232)

price realized
HK$24,575,000
($3,152,343)
Lot 73
LEE UFAN (B. 1936)
Dialogue
acrylic on canvas
227.5 x 182 cm. (89 1/2 x 71 2/3 in.)
estimate
HK$5,500,000 - HK$8,000,000
($705,681 - $1,026,446)

price realized
HK$11,265,000
($1,445,011)
Lot 74
PARK SEO-BO (B. 1931)
Écriture No. 15-76
pencil and oil on canvas
130.6 x 161.5 cm. (51 2/5 x 63 2/3 in.)
estimate
HK$4,000,000 - HK$6,000,000
($513,223 - $769,834)

price realized
HK$7,812,000
($1,002,079)
Lot 75
KIM TSCHANG-YEUL (1929-2021)
Waterdrops No.16
oil on hemp cloth
195 x 162 cm. (76 3/4 x 63 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($641,529 - $1,026,446)

price realized
HK$5,040,000
($646,502)
Lot 76
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
2.6.61
oil on canvas
73 x 116 cm. (28 3/4x 45 11/16 in.)
estimate
HK$16,000,000 - HK$22,000,000
($2,052,892 - $2,822,727)

price realized
HK$19,735,000
($2,531,495)
Lot 77
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
27.8.84
oil on canvas
95 x 105 cm. (37 3/8 x 41 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$14,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,796,281 - $2,309,504)

price realized
HK$17,315,000
($2,221,071)
Lot 78
CHEN WEN HSI (1906-1991)
Puppets
oil on canvas laid on board
153.5 x 121.5 cm. (60 3/8 x 47 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$4,000,000 - HK$10,000,000
($513,223 - $1,283,058)

price realized
HK$4,788,000
($614,177)
Lot 79
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920-2014)
Délivrance
oil on canvas (diptych)
left panel: 130.6 x 162.3 cm. (51 3/8 x 63 7/8 in.)
right panel: 130.4 x 162.1 cm. (51 3/8 x 63 7/8 in.)
overall: 130.6 x 324.4 cm. (51 3/8 x 127 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$16,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,052,892 - $3,592,562)

price realized
HK$19,735,000
($2,531,495)
Lot 80
JU MING (ZHU MING, 1938-2023)
Taichi Series - Single Whip
wood sculpture
75 (H) x 87 x 43 cm. (29 1/2 x 34 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$3,000,000 - HK$6,000,000
($384,917 - $769,834)

price realized
HK$5,922,000
($759,640)
Lot 81
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Sacred Heart (Magenta/Gold)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating sculpture
356.9 (H) x 218.4 x 121 cm. (140 1/2 x 86 x 47 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$50,000,000 - HK$70,000,000
($6,415,290 - $8,981,406)

price realized
HK$60,875,000
($7,808,704)
Lot 82
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Black
acrylic, oil, graphite, oilstick and Xerox on wood
126.4 (H) x 92.7 x 29.2 cm. (49 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$55,000,000 - HK$75,000,000
($7,056,819 - $9,622,935)

price realized
HK$62,600,000
($8,029,977)
Lot 84
JOE BRADLEY (B. 1975)
Dutch
oil on canvas
285.7 x 274.3 cm. (112 1/2 x 108 in.)
estimate
HK$2,500,000 - HK$3,500,000
($320,764 - $449,070)

Lot 85
DAVID SALLE (B. 1952)
Tree of Life #6
oil and acrylic on linen; oil and ink on canvas
243.8 x 182.9 cm. (96 x 72 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($128,305 - $256,611)

price realized
HK$1,260,000
($161,625)
Lot 86
DAN COLEN (B. 1979)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
oil and pigment on canvas
71.8 x 109.2 cm. (28 ¼ x 43 in.)
estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$800,000
($76,983 - $102,644)

Lot 87
ANDY WARHOL (1928 - 1987)
Butterfly
ink, gold leaf and gold applications on paper
38.1 x 58.1 cm. (15 x 22 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$320,000 - HK$480,000
($41,057 - $61,586)

price realized
HK$1,234,800
($158,393)
Lot 88
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Marilyn
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
50.8 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
estimate
HK$7,800,000 - HK$11,800,000
($1,000,785 - $1,514,008)

price realized
HK$10,055,000
($1,289,799)
Lot 89
MARK GROTJAHN (B. 1968)
Untitled (Orange Butterfly Blue MG03) #1
oil on linen
91.4 x 71.1 cm. (36 x 28 in.)
estimate
HK$15,000,000 - HK$20,000,000
($1,924,587 - $2,566,116)

Lot 90
KAWS (B. 1974)
ALONG THE WAY
afromosia wood
550 (H) x 448 x 306 cm. (216 1/2 x 176 3/8 x 120 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$12,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,539,669 - $2,309,504)

Lot 91
IZUMI KATO (B. 1969)
Untitled
oil on linen
194.5 x 130.5 cm. (76 2/3 x 51 1/3 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($128,305 - $256,611)

price realized
HK$3,780,000
($484,877)
Lot 92
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Statue of Venus Obliterated by Infinity Nets
acrylic on fiberglass and canvas
statue: 216 (H) x 64 x 70 cm. (85 x 25 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)
canvas: 227.5 x 145.8 cm. (89 5/8 x 57 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$7,000,000 - HK$16,000,000
($898,140 - $2,052,892)

price realized
HK$20,340,000
($2,609,101)
Lot 93
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Flowers
acrylic on canvas
130.3 x 97 cm. (51 1/3 x 38 1/5 in.)
estimate
HK$32,000,000 - HK$55,000,000
($4,105,785 - $7,056,819)

price realized
HK$58,455,000
($7,498,280)
Lot 94
JONAS WOOD (B. 1977)
M.S.F. Fish Pot #7
oil and acrylic on canvas
182.8 x 182.8 cm. (72 x 72 in.)
estimate
HK$12,500,000 - HK$18,500,000
($1,603,822 - $2,373,657)

price realized
HK$17,920,000
($2,298,677)
Lot 95
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
INFINITY-NETS (BAJO)
acrylic on canvas
145.5 x 145.5 cm. (57 ¼ x 57 ¼ in.)
estimate
HK$19,000,000 - HK$25,000,000
($2,437,810 - $3,207,645)

price realized
HK$23,365,000
($2,997,131)
Lot 96
LIU YE (B. 1964)
Room of the Sea
acrylic and oil on canvas
90 x 90 cm. (35 3/8 x 35 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$8,000,000 - HK$15,000,000
($1,026,446 - $1,924,587)

price realized
HK$14,290,000
($1,833,041)
Lot 97
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Nowhere Bunny in Somewhere
acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 40.6 cm. (19 x 16 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($641,529 - $1,026,446)

price realized
HK$19,130,000
($2,453,889)
Lot 98
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Sanchan with Shark In the Room
acrylic on canvas
130 x 130 cm. (51 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$9,000,000 - HK$15,000,000
($1,154,752 - $1,924,587)

price realized
HK$10,055,000
($1,289,799)
Lot 99
YOSHITOMO NARA (B.1959)
Night Fishing
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$18,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,309,504 - $3,592,562)

price realized
HK$22,155,000
($2,841,919)
Lot 100
LIU YE (B. 1964)
Zhou Xuan
acrylic on canvas
60 x 45 cm. (23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$15,000,000 - HK$25,000,000
($1,924,587 - $3,207,645)

Lot 101
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Pumpkin
acrylic on canvas
73 x 90.8 cm. (28 ¾ x 35 ¾ in.)
estimate
HK$28,000,000 - HK$38,000,000
($3,592,562 - $4,875,620)

price realized
HK$40,305,000
($5,170,099)
Lot 102
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Walking on the Sea of Death
sewn stuffed fabric, plastic fruits, fiberglass rowboat, silver paint sculpture
overall: 98 (H) x 236.5 x 231.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 93 1/8 x 91 1/8 in.)
boat: 58.4 (H) x 236.5 x 158.1 cm. (23 x 93 1/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$18,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,309,504 - $3,592,562)

price realized
HK$19,735,000
($2,531,495)
Lot 103
ZENG FANZHI (B. 1964)
Mask Series 1999 No.10
oil on canvas
149.5 x 129.5 cm. (58 7/8 x 51 in.)
estimate
HK$9,500,000 - HK$12,500,000
($1,218,905 - $1,603,822)

price realized
HK$14,290,000
($1,833,041)
Lot 104
WANG GUANGYI (B. 1957)
The Frozen North Pole Series - Large Doll
oil on canvas
79 x 112.2 cm. (31 1/8 x 44 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$3,800,000 - HK$5,000,000
($487,562 - $641,529)

price realized
HK$3,780,000
($484,877)
Lot 105
WANG XINGWEI (B. 1969)
Untitled (Palette)
oil on canvas
240 x 200 cm. (94 1/2 x 78 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$500,000 - HK$800,000
($64,152 - $102,644)

price realized
HK$2,142,000
($274,763)
Lot 106
ZHANG ENLI (B. 1965)
Bin
oil on linen
180.2 x 160.3 cm. (71 x 63 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$1,200,000 - HK$1,800,000
($153,966 - $230,950)

price realized
HK$1,512,000
($193,950)
Lot 107
ZHANG ENLI (B. 1965)
Untitled
oil on linen
169 x 139 cm. (66 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$2,200,000 - HK$3,200,000
($282,272 - $410,578)

price realized
HK$4,158,000
($533,364)
Lot 108
FANG LIJUN (B. 1963)
2003.2.1
woodblock print on paper (7 works)
overall: 400 × 852 cm. (157 1/2 x 335 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$1,500,000 - HK$2,500,000
($192,458 - $320,764)

Lot 109
HSU TUNG LUNG (B. 1947)
Nalakuvara
white marble sculpture
75 (H) x 84 x 67 cm. (29 1/2 x 33 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$300,000 - HK$500,000
($38,491 - $64,152)

price realized
HK$1,071,000
($137,381)
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