Christie's 20th/21st Century Online Auction Totals $1.43m

Christie's 20th/21st Century Online Auction Totals $1.43m

3 min read  ·  29 May 2026

Autumn Training by Andre Brasilier sold for $105,400. Image courtesy of Christie's
Still Life/Lotus by Natee Utarit sold for $81,100. Image courtesy of Christie's
Amnesia and Memory Series by Zhang Xiaogang sold for $64,900. Image courtesy of Christie's
Fleurs (Flower) by Le Pho sold for $61,600. Image courtesy of Christie's

Autumn Training by Andre Brasilier sold for $105,400. Image courtesy of Christie's

A work by Andre Brasilier was the headline sale at Christie's '20th/21st Century Online' auction on May 19-29 in Hong Kong.

  • The sale totaled $1.43m (HKD11.17m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

  • 84 works sold totaling $1.43m.
  • Estimates totaled: $862,900 (low) and $1.49m (high), excluding premiums.
  • The sell-through rate was 94% of the original 89 lots announced.

The star lot was: Andre Brasilier, Autumn Training (2018), which sold for $105,400, 175% above its $38,300 low estimate. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Work by Sadamasa Motonaga sold for $29,200 (662% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's

Work by Sadamasa Motonaga sold for $29,200 (662% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's

The outperformer sold for 662% above its low estimate. Sadamasa Motonaga, Work (1961), sold for $29,200 ($3,831 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.

  • 34 works, or 40%, sold above their high estimate.
  • 32 works, or 38%, sold within their low and high estimate.
  • 18 works, or 21%, sold below their low estimate.
  • 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

5 works were bought-in, including: Yulia Iosilzon, The Wonderland (2022), estimated at $10,200 (low) to $20,400 (high). It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.

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.

Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.

Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.

Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.


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