Christie's 20th Century Day Sale Could Realize $9.18m

3 min read · 16 Sep 2026

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $1.02m (low) to $1.53m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

27.10.1992 by Zao Wou-ki estimated at $637,400 (low) to $892,400 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Rice paddies of Central Sichuan by Wu Guanzhong estimated at $510,000 (low) to $764,900 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Faubourg by Paul Delvaux estimated at $510,000 (low) to $764,900 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

No. 546 by Chu Teh-chun estimated at $446,200 (low) to $701,200 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $1.02m (low) to $1.53m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Gerhard Richter Abstraktes Bild (1990) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th Century Day Sale' in Hong Kong on September 30.

Pre-sale low estimates total $9.18m (HKD72.02m).

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68 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $9.18m (low) and $14.64m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (1990), which is estimated to sell for between $1.02m and $1.53m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Wu Guanzhong, Rice paddies of Central Sichuan (1979). It is estimated to sell for between $510,000 and $764,900. It has been traded 7 times in the past.

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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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