Upcoming Auction Could Realize $7.78m: 'Fine Chinese Paintings' at Sotheby's Hong Kong

3 min read  ·  19 Mar 2025

張大千 溪山碧翠 | Chang Dai-chien, Rendezvous Amidst Verdant Heights by Chang Dai-chien estimated at $772,100.
Image courtesy of Sotheby's

張大千 溪山碧翠 | Chang Dai-chien, Rendezvous Amidst Verdant Heights by Chang Dai-chien estimated at $772,100. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Chang Dai-chien 張大千 溪山碧翠 | Chang Dai-chien, Rendezvous Amidst Verdant Heights (1977) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Fine Chinese Paintings' auction in Hong Kong on April 9.

  • Pre-sale low estimates total $7.78m (HKD60.44m).

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  • 190 works are for sale.
  • Estimates total: $7.78m (low) and $15.86m (high), excluding premiums.
  • 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Chang Dai-chien, 張大千 溪山碧翠 | Chang Dai-chien, Rendezvous Amidst Verdant Heights (1977), which is estimated to sell for between $772,100 and $1.29m.

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