Upcoming Auction Could Realize $10.76m: 'Modern & Contemporary Day Auction' at Sotheby's Hong Kong

Zao Wou-ki Paysage vert (1950) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Day Auction' in Hong Kong on September 29.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $10.76m (HKD83.67m).

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• 109 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $10.76m (low) and $17.88m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Zao Wou-ki, Paysage vert (1950), which is estimated to sell for between $642,800 and $1.03m. It has been traded twice in the past.

Guaranteed lots

4 works are backed by guarantees, including: Raku Sanyu, Femme humant l'ordeur d'une fleur (Undated). It is estimated to sell for between $115,700 and $192,800. It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

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.