AUCTION PREMIERE: Sotheby's Hong Kong Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction

The Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction is here! Steering this incredible collection is the masterpiece by Marc Chagall, Fleurs de printemps (La Cruche aux fleurs de printemps), executed in 1930 during the artist's transformative second period in France. From Chagall and Pierre-Auguste Renoir to a group of niche blue-chip contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Christine Ay Tjoe, and Nicolas Party, this sale highlights works by some of the most influential artists of their time. Watch the full auction premiere here, presented in partnership with CELINE, and don’t miss this opportunity to explore the highlights of this remarkable sale. Live chat hosted by Sotheby’s Hong Kong Deputy Director and Specialist Florence Ho. 00:00 Introduction 04:16 Drifted Petals on Her Lifted Mound by Li Hei Di 07:16 Freezing 01 by Christine Ay Tjoe 09:50 Ole Reliable by Shara Hughes 11:54 Dawn by Ji Xin 14:25 Woman with hoop earrings by Sanyu 17:05 Dawn by Lalan 18:50 Neige de mai by Chu Teh-Chun 21:12 Grotto by Nicolas Party 22:47 Skiing by Affandi 26:44 Path in garden with big trees by Yun Gee 28:11 A garden of Suzhou by Wu Guanzhong 29:43 Snow in Beijing by Wu Guanzhong 31:13 Bords de l'Epte à Éragny by Camille Pissarro 34:07 Fleurs de printemps (La Cruche aux fleurs de printemps) by Marc Chagall 36:39 L'Oie by François-Xavier Lalanne 39:26 L'Oie by François-Xavier Lalanne 41:14 Study for Homage to the Square: Fall's Finale by Josef Albers 42:22 DOMAIN XLII by Antony Gormley 43:24 Untitled by Günther Förg 47:26 Le miroir by Pablo Picasso 48:50 Working Model for Reclining Figure: Prop by Henry Moore 50:07 Baigneuse accoudée by Pierre-Auguste Renoir 57:00 Man on Horseback by Fernando Botero 01:02:02 An Homage to IKB, 1957 E by Takashi Murakami 01:03:39 Starry Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama 01:05:39 Dots (Infinity Dots) by Yayoi Kusama 01:06:33 Nets ( A.B.C) by Yayoi Kusama 01:07:16 Vogeltrost, dahin by Daniel Richter 01:08:17 Roped Butt by Louise Bonnet 01:09:38 Selfies by Henry Taylor 01:10:45 Dreieck zwischen Arm und Rumpf (Triangle between Arm and Torso) by Georg Baselitz 01:13:27 Mask Series 1995 no.12 by Zeng Fanzhi 01:15:50 Bloodline: The Big Family by Zhang Xiaogang 01:19:59 Appearance of Crosses 93-3 by Ding Yi 01:22:05 Joie de vivre I by Mai Trung Thu 01:24:54 Instant musical by Mai Trung Thu 01:28:26 31.08.2001 - 09.09.2002 by Zao Wou-Ki 01:29:40 Mission II by Georges Mathieu 01:29:46 Untitled by Jean-Paul Riopelle 01:30:47 Golden harvest and Melasti procession by Srihadi Soedarsono 01:31:38 Fire Master by Li Chen