Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn Sales 2008 to be Held in October

Saturday, 23 August 2008 16:41

HONG KONG - Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales 2008 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4th to 8th October 2008. The sales include Chinese and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, Chinese classical paintings and works of art, jewellery and watches. This year too, as a new addition to the Hong Kong series of sales, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will host the Modern and Contemporary Asian Evening Sale for the first time. Overall, over 1,500 lots with an estimated value of approximately HK$2 billion/ US$256 million will be on offer, and selected highlights will be showcased during travelling exhibitions in Asia and New York in September, followed by a public exhibition in Hong Kong on the 3rd and the 4th October 2008.

Mr. Kevin Ching, Chief Executive Officer, Sotheby’s Asia, said, “Our Autumn 2008 auctions at Sotheby’s Hong Kong are again expected to surpass the extraordinary achievements of our previous sale results this Spring and last year. We will – once again – be offering eclectic works of art of exceptional provenance and the most remarkable masterpieces of the highest quality, demonstrating Sotheby’s dominance in the market, a strength which draws upon our expertise and connoisseurship.”

He continued, “Deserving special mention are the Qianlong Imperial Seals from the Estate of Emile Guimet, as well as the Dayue Tu, the Qianlong Emperor’s Review of the Grand Parade, which ranks among the most ambitious and impressive works of Imperial propaganda ever produced. Furthermore, I am delighted to announce that, apart from our day sales of outstanding modern and contemporary Chinese art, we will be holding an Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art, featuring exquisite works from China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. Now the world’s third largest and Asia’s largest marketplace for trading art, Hong Kong joins New York and London as the only locations where Sotheby’s holds Evening Sales of top calibre contemporary art. This is a move which reflects the increasing importance of Hong Kong in the global art market.”

Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale
4th October, 2008
For the first time ever, Sotheby's will present an Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art in Hong Kong, the world’s third largest market after New York and London in terms of art traded at auction. Carefully curated by Sotheby’s global team of specialists, the Evening Sale will feature approximately 45 seminal works of art by prominent artists from China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia from private collections. Discerning collectors will be offered an opportunity to acquire works of extraordinary quality - many fresh to the market - in this sale with a total low estimate of approximately HK$180 million. Highlights of the sale include:

China - Zeng Fanzhi’s (b. 1964) After the Long March Andy Warhol Arrived in China dated 2005; est. HK$20–30 million.

Japan - Yoshitomo Nara’s (b.1959) Northern Light dated 2000; est. HK$1.9-2.7 million.

Taiwan - Liao Jichun’s (1902-1976) Ancient Castle in Spain dated 1965; est. HK$18 25 million.

Indonesia - Affandi’s (1907-1990) Times Square, New York; est. HK$1.6–2.2 million.

Korea - Nam June Paik’s (1932 – 2006) Big Shoulder; est. HK$3.5–4.5 million.

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