Li Hei Di's Auction Record Jumps 91%
3 min read · 28 Sep 2025
There Was One Summer Returning Over and Over; There Was One Dawn I Grew Old Watching. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Li Hei Di, There Was One Summer Returning Over and Over; There Was One Dawn I Grew Old Watching (2023) sold for $342,800 (HKD2.67m), more than three and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on September 28. The oil on linen work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $163,400, a 91% rise.
Drifted Petals on Her Lifted Mound 在死的冰上起愛的火災. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Drifted Petals on Her Lifted Mound 在死的冰上起愛的火災 (Undated), which sold for $179,500 at Sotheby's on March 29, 2025. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 28, 2025 | There Was One Summer Returning Over and Over; There Was One Dawn I Grew Old Watching | $342,800 | 91 % | Sotheby's | Hong Kong |
March 29, 2025 | Drifted Petals on Her Lifted Mound 在死的冰上起愛的火災 | $179,500 | 16 % | Sotheby's | Hong Kong |
November 25, 2024 | Orange Swim | $155,100 | 22 % | Phillips | Hong Kong |
November 19, 2024 | Unfolding a flood | $127,000 | - | Phillips | New York |
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