Christine Ay Tjoe's Auction Record Increases by 0.8%

3 min read · 28 Mar 2026

…to See the White Land. Image courtesy of Christie's

Christine Ay Tjoe, …to See the White Land (2012) sold for $2.17m (HKD16.97m), more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on March 28. The oil on canvas work has been traded 4 times in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $17,600, a 0.8% rise.

Lights for the Layer (2011). Sold for $2.15m in 2025. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Layers with More Circles (2011). Sold for $1.73m in 2021. Image courtesy of Christie's

Small Flies and Other Wings (2013). Sold for $1.5m in 2017. Image courtesy of Phillips

Layer As A Hiding Place (2013). Sold for $593,000 in 2014. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Layers with More Circles (2011). Sold for $376,700 in 2013. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Langit - Langit Merah (Red Ceiling) (2009). Sold for $311,700 in 2012. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Layers For The Circles (2011). Sold for $233,700 in 2011. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Left Layer And Right Layer (2010). Sold for $218,600 in 2011. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Layer And Layer (2009). Sold for $95,400 in 2010. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

I1 (2005). Sold for $41,000 in 2008. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Lights for the Layer (2011). Sold for $2.15m in 2025. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by Lights for the Layer (2011), which sold for $2.15m at Sotheby's on January 18, 2025. The work had been traded once in the past.

Sale Date	Title	Price	Record Increase	Venue	City
March 28, 2026	…to See the White Land	$2.17m	1 %	Christie's	Hong Kong
January 18, 2025	Lights for the Layer	$2.15m	24 %	Sotheby's	Singapore
May 24, 2021	Layers with More Circles	$1.73m	15 %	Christie's	Hong Kong
May 28, 2017	Small Flies and Other Wings	$1.5m	153 %	Phillips	Hong Kong
April 05, 2014	Layer As A Hiding Place	$593,000	57 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
October 05, 2013	Layers with More Circles	$376,700	21 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
April 02, 2012	Langit - Langit Merah (Red Ceiling)	$311,700	33 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
October 03, 2011	Layers For The Circles	$233,700	7 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
April 04, 2011	Left Layer And Right Layer	$218,600	129 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
October 04, 2010	Layer And Layer	$95,400	132 %	Sotheby's	Hong Kong
April 08, 2008	I1	$41,000	-	Sotheby's	Hong Kong

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