• Auction 23390

    20th/21st Century Evening Sale

    28 March 2025, Hong Kong

    SALE TOTAL: 559,955,200 (HKD)
41 Lots for Sale 23390
Lot 1
FIRENZE LAI (B. 1984)
Side by Side
oil on canvas
101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
estimate
HK$1,200,000 - HK$2,000,000
($155,128 - $258,548)

price realized
HK$1,638,000
($211,577)
Lot 2
OUYANG CHUN (B. 1974)
Night Banquet
oil on canvas (triptych)
overall: 160 x 315 cm. (63 x 124 in.)
each: 160 x 105 cm. (63 x 41 3/8 in.) (3)
estimate
HK$2,000,000 - HK$3,000,000
($258,276 - $387,415)

price realized
HK$2,016,000
($260,402)
Lot 3
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Portrait of Nadine Haim
oil and photo collage on canvas mounted on board
88.5 x 83 cm. (34 7/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$2,500,000 - HK$3,500,000
($322,846 - $451,984)

price realized
HK$3,402,000
($439,429)
Lot 4
KEI IMAZU (B. 1980)
Excavation of Life
oil on canvas
180 x 200 cm. (70 7/8 x 78 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$800,000
($77,564 - $103,419)

price realized
HK$756,000
($97,651)
Lot 5
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
PUMPKIN (HRU)
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$25,000,000 - HK$35,000,000
($3,228,460 - $4,519,843)

price realized
HK$39,095,000
($5,049,822)
Lot 6
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
La Promenade au bord de la mer (Le Bois de la Chaise Noirmoutier)
oil on canvas
66.2 x 81.4 cm (26 x 32 in.)
estimate
HK$18,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,324,491 - $3,615,875)

price realized
HK$34,860,000
($4,502,796)
Lot 7
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
La clairvoyance
gouache, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper
36 x 26.8 cm. (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$15,000,000 - HK$25,000,000
($1,937,076 - $3,228,460)

price realized
HK$28,810,000
($3,721,330)
Lot 8
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night)
acrylic, silkscreen, oil stick, and paper collage on canvas
195.6 x 223.5 cm. (77 x 88 in.)
estimate
HK$95,000,000 - HK$125,000,000
($12,268,147 - $16,142,299)

price realized
HK$112,625,000
($14,547,546)
Lot 9
ADRIAN GHENIE (B. 1977)
Untitled (After Henri Rousseau)
oil on canvas
270 x 300 cm. (106 1/4 x 118 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$10,000,000 - HK$15,000,000
($1,291,384 - $1,937,076)

price realized
HK$23,365,000
($3,018,010)
Lot 10
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Rêverie de Monsieur James
oil on canvas
54.3 x 73.7 cm. (21 3/8 x 29 in.)
estimate
HK$42,000,000 - HK$55,000,000
($5,423,812 - $7,102,611)

price realized
HK$47,565,000
($6,143,875)
Lot 11
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Autour de l'equilibriste
oil and pencil on masonite
60 x 40 cm. (23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$9,500,000 - HK$13,500,000
($1,228,555 - $1,745,841)

price realized
HK$14,895,000
($1,923,957)
Lot 12
CHRISTINE AY TJOE (B. 1973)
Layers as a Hiding Place #2
oil on canvas
170 x 200 cm. (66 7/8 x 78 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$12,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,549,660 - $2,324,491)

price realized
HK$13,685,000
($1,767,664)
Lot 13
ZHANG ENLI (B. 1965)
Intimacy
oil on canvas (a set of three)
each: 248 x 200 cm. (97 5/8 x 78 3/4 in.) (3)
overall: 248 x 600 cm. (97 5/8 x 236 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$18,000,000 - HK$28,000,000
($2,326,933 - $3,619,674)

price realized
HK$23,365,000
($3,018,010)
Lot 14
LIU YE (B. 1964)
Beijing Madonna
acrylic and oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm. (31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$12,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,549,660 - $2,324,491)

price realized
HK$12,475,000
($1,611,370)
Lot 15
JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Between 2 Scarlets
oil on masonite
101.2 x 101.2 cm. (40 x 40 in.)
estimate
HK$10,000,000 - HK$15,000,000
($1,291,384 - $1,937,076)

price realized
HK$11,991,000
($1,548,853)
Lot 16
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920 - 2013)
11.2.67
oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm. (28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$13,800,000 - HK$18,800,000
($1,782,109 - $2,427,801)

price realized
HK$14,895,000
($1,923,957)
Lot 17
KAZUO SHIRAGA (1924-2008)
Onkurodanau Unjaku
oil on canvas
193 x 130 cm. (76 x 51 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$8,000,000 - HK$12,000,000
($1,033,107 - $1,549,660)

price realized
HK$8,568,000
($1,106,711)
Lot 18
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
28.8.67
oil on canvas
89 x 116 cm. (35 x 45 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$40,000,000 - HK$60,000,000
($5,171,348 - $7,757,022)

price realized
HK$48,775,000
($6,300,169)
Lot 19
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920–2014)
No. 269
oil on canvas
92 x 72 cm. (36 1/4 x 28 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$8,000,000 - HK$12,000,000
($1,034,269 - $1,551,404)

price realized
HK$10,055,000
($1,298,784)
Lot 20
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
05.09.2003
oil on canvas
97 x 195 cm. (38 1/4 x 76 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$14,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,809,837 - $2,326,933)

price realized
HK$17,315,000
($2,236,543)
Lot 21
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920-2014)
Épisode flamboyant (Blazing Episode)
oil on canvas
200 x 200 cm. (78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$13,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,680,775 - $2,327,227)

price realized
HK$14,290,000
($1,845,810)
Lot 22
PARK SEO-BO (1931-2023)
Écriture?No. 60-73
oil and pencil on canvas
130 x 162 cm.?(51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($646,418 - $1,034,269)

price realized
HK$7,308,000
($943,959)
Lot 23
LEE UFAN (B. 1936)
East Winds
oil and mineral pigment on canvas
146.2 x 112.6 cm. (57 1/2 x 44 3/8 in.)
estimate
HK$4,000,000 - HK$6,000,000
($517,096 - $775,644)

price realized
HK$6,048,000
($781,208)
Lot 24
LEE BAE (B. 1956)
Issu du feu White Line-F4
charcoal and oil pastel on canvas
162 x 130 cm. (63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($129,274 - $258,548)

price realized
HK$1,386,000
($179,026)
Lot 25
RHEE SEUNDJA (1918-2009)
Composition
oil on canvas
129.5 x 195.3 cm. (51 x 76 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$5,000,000 - HK$8,000,000
($646,418 - $1,034,269)

price realized
HK$6,300,000
($813,758)
Lot 27
THAWAN DUCHANEE (1939-2014)
Mahanaradakassapa Jataka
oil on canvas
200 x 150 cm. (78 3/4 x 59 in.)
estimate
HK$1,500,000 - HK$2,500,000
($193,911 - $323,185)

price realized
HK$3,780,000
($488,255)
Lot 28
CHEN WEN HSI (1906–1991)
An Indian Temple
oil on canvas laid on board
88.5 x 105.5 cm. (34 7/8 x 41 1/2 in.)
estimate
HK$2,000,000 - HK$4,000,000
($258,476 - $516,952)

price realized
HK$2,520,000
($325,503)
Lot 29
CHEONG SOO PIENG (1917-1983)
Sarawak Life
oil on canvas
81.7 x 101.5 cm. (32 1/8 x 40 in.)
estimate
HK$2,000,000 - HK$4,000,000
($258,276 - $516,553)

Lot 30
SHI HU (1942-2023)
Enlightenment
ink and colour on paper laid on panel (6 panels)
overall: 144 x 408 cm. (56 3/4 x 160 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($129,138 - $258,276)

price realized
HK$1,134,000
($146,476)
Lot 31
JU MING (ZHU MING, 1938-2023)
Taichi Series - Single Whip
bronze
260.6(H) x 487.2 x 218.5 cm. (102 5/8 x 191 3/4 x 86 in.)
estimate
HK$3,800,000 - HK$5,800,000
($490,725 - $749,002)

price realized
HK$12,475,000
($1,611,370)
Lot 32
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Pumpkin (S)
mirror polished bronze
67.3 (H) x 63.5 x 63.5 cm. (26 1/2 x 25 x 25 in.)
estimate
HK$12,500,000 - HK$18,500,000
($1,614,230 - $2,389,060)

price realized
HK$13,685,000
($1,767,664)
Lot 33
LI CHEN (B. 1963)
Entering the World
bronze
164.5 (H) x 77.5 x 75.5 cm. (64 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$1,500,000 - HK$2,500,000
($193,911 - $323,185)

price realized
HK$3,276,000
($423,154)
Lot 35
IZUMI KATO (B. 1969)
Untitled
oil on canvas
112.2 x 162 cm. (44 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($129,138 - $258,276)

price realized
HK$2,520,000
($325,503)
Lot 36
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Untitled
oil and mixed media on canvas
60 x 50.4 cm. (23 5/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$12,000,000 - HK$18,000,000
($1,549,660 - $2,324,491)

Lot 37
GONGKAN (B. 1989)
Flyte
acrylic and mirror on canvas laid on panel
100 x 150 cm. (39 3/8 x 59 in.)
estimate
HK$280,000 - HK$380,000
($36,196 - $49,124)

price realized
HK$630,000
($81,375)
Lot 38
ANTONY GORMLEY (B. 1950)
State II
cast iron
192 (H) x 41 x 32 cm. (75 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
estimate
HK$4,500,000 - HK$6,500,000
($581,571 - $840,048)

price realized
HK$6,552,000
($846,308)
Lot 39
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Colored plastic complex of noise + dance + joy
acrylic on linen laid on panel
182.9 x 152.4 cm. (72 x 60 in.)
estimate
HK$3,000,000 - HK$5,000,000
($387,964 - $646,608)

price realized
HK$3,402,000
($439,429)
Lot 40
MIRIAM CAHN (B. 1949)
Mare Nostrum 11.1.16 + 10/11.2.17 (Our Sea 11.1.16 + 10/11.2.17)
oil on canvas
195 x 160 cm. (76 3/4 x 63 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($129,274 - $258,548)

price realized
HK$1,512,000
($195,302)
Lot 41
SANYA KANTAROVSKY (B. 1982)
Exfiltration
oil and watercolour on linen
190 x 140 cm. (74 3/4 x 55 1/8 in.)
estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$900,000
($77,564 - $116,346)

price realized
HK$945,000
($122,063)
Lot 42
XIA YU (B. 1981)
Peach Orchard
tempera on aluminium-plastic panel (quadriptych)
each: 300 x 150 cm. (118 1/8 x 59 in.) (4)
overall: 300 x 600 cm. (118 1/8 x 236 1/4 in.)
estimate
HK$1,000,000 - HK$2,000,000
($129,274 - $258,548)

price realized
HK$1,260,000
($162,751)
Lot 43
KASING LUNG (B. 1972)
Excited Plastic
acrylic on canvas
120 x 180 cm. (47 1/2 x 70 7/8 in.)
estimate
HK$150,000 - HK$250,000
($19,370 - $32,284)

price realized
HK$781,200
($100,906)
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