Sotheby's Hong Kong Evening Auction Could Realize $49.2m

3 min read · 17 Mar 2026

La Grande Vallée VII by Joan Mitchell estimated at $14.05m (low) to $38.32m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $5.11m (low) to $7.66m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Nuage by Zao Wou-ki estimated at $3.83m (low) to $6.39m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

No. 10 by Mark Rothko estimated at $3.58m (low) to $5.11m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Beijing Circus by Sanyu estimated at $3.58m (low) to $5.11m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

La Grande Vallée VII by Joan Mitchell estimated at $14.05m (low) to $38.32m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Joan Mitchell La Grande Vallée VII (1983) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction' in Hong Kong on March 29.

Pre-sale low estimates total $49.2m (HKD385.1m).

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57 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $49.2m (low) and $94.12m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Joan Mitchell, La Grande Vallée VII (1983), which is estimated to sell for between $14.05m and $38.32m. It has been traded 11 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

5 works are backed by guarantees, including: Henri Matisse, Jeune fille en noir (1919). It is estimated to sell for between $894,200 and $1.15m. It has been traded 14 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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