Sotheby's Modern Art Evening Sale and Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong Achieve Exceptional Results: $114.7 Million Total

HONG KONG, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night in in Hong Kong, Sotheby's BID Modern Art Evening Sale and Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale both achieved outstanding results.

MODERN ART EVENING SALE TOTALS $101 MILLION
– Far Exceeding Pre-Sale High Estimate
92.3% Sell Through Rate

Top Lot of the Sale
Wu Guanzhong's Lotus Flowers (I)
Sells for a Stunning $16.7 Million – More than 8.5 Times the Estimate

An Unrivalled Group Of Six Works By Zao Wou-Ki Spanning Three Decades – 100% Sold
Untitled (1958)
Sold to Benefit the Art Fund of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Achieves HK$116 Million / US$14.8 Million

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART EVENING SALE TOTALS $13.6 MILLION
Exceptional Sell-Through Rate of 93.8%

Top Lot of the Sale
Lee Man Fong's Bali Life
Achieves $3.7 Million

Vinci Chang, Sotheby's Head of Modern Asian Art, commented, "Tonight's sale thoughtfully brought together works from both East and West and we were thrilled at how the global marketplace responded, with new records set and intense competition felt across the entire spectrum of tonight's offering. Wu Guanzhong's Lotus Flowers (I) was a special highlight for all of us, which was received with huge excitement both during the auction preview and in the room tonight. We were also delighted this season to present six outstanding works by Zao Wu-Ki, whose market we are proud to continue to nurture and lead."

Kim Chuan Mok, Sotheby's Head of Southeast Asian Art, commented, "We are delighted with tonight's results, which demonstrate continued demand for the category from collectors across Asia. We were particularly pleased with the prices achieved for works by Lee Man Fong and Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès, as well as with the new auction record set for Pham Hau, whose Nine Carps in the Water doubled its high estimate."

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