Christie's Hong Kong 20th / 21st Century Evening Sale Could Realize $57.66m

3 min read · 17 Mar 2026

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $9.96m (low) to $12.52m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Blick von der höhe (A view from the heights) by Walter Spies estimated at $6.13m (low) to $8.69m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $4.09m (low) to $5.11m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

The Chair by David Hockney estimated at $4.09m (low) to $6.13m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Cheval agenouillé sur un tapis (Kneeling Horse on Carpet) by Sanyu estimated at $3.58m (low) to $6.13m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $9.96m (low) to $12.52m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Gerhard Richter Abstraktes Bild (1991) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th / 21st Century Evening Sale' in Hong Kong on March 27.

Pre-sale low estimates total $57.66m (HKD451.3m).

Preview snapshot

37 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $57.66m (low) and $84.88m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (1991), which is estimated to sell for between $9.96m and $12.52m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded twice in the past.

Guaranteed lots

9 works are backed by guarantees, including: Walter Spies, Blick von der höhe (A view from the heights) (1934). It is estimated to sell for between $6.13m and $8.69m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Terms and definitions

Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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Gerhard Richter

Walter Spies

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