[2026 Autumn Auction Summary] Christie's Shanghai 20/21st Century Evening Sale achieved 100% sell-through rate, totaling RMB 79.48 million, with Picasso leading the way.
Christie's "20th and 21st Century Evening Sale" will be held in Shanghai as scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on November 13, 2026.The auction featured 22 lots, achieving a total sales volume of 79.4752 million yuan and a 100% sell-through rate. 45% of the lots sold above their estimates, while 50% sold within their estimates.Pablo Picasso's "Seated Man" sold for 12.8 million yuan, becoming the top-selling item at the auction.
New record:
Xie Lei breaks artist's personal record;
A total of 4 items were sold for over 10 million yuan.,in
Pablo Picasso's "Seated Man" sold for 12.8 million yuan, Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for 12.672 million yuan, and Zao Wou-Ki's "Mars - 03.04.2003" sold for 12.672 million yuan.13 bids,Liu Ye's "Miffy the Artist after Dick Bruna" sold for 12.032 million yuan, while Liu Ye's "Miffy the Artist after Dick Bruna" sold for 10.88 million yuan.
A total of 11 items were sold for over a million dollars.,in
- The bidding for Zhu Dequn's "Winter Scene" was fierce.30 bids, exceeding the undervalued price by 225%, ultimately...Sold for 4.992 million yuan
- The bidding for Chen Danqing's "The Shepherd's Call" was quite fierce.35 bids, exceeding the undervalued price by 725%, ultimately...It was sold for 4.224 million yuan.
- Anne | Morris, *Stack 8, Cadmium Red*14 bids,Sold for 2.944 million yuan
- Zeng Fanzhi's "Sky" sold for 3.072 million yuan, and Zhu Dequn's "Night's Blessing" sold for 2.56 million yuan, among others.
Top-selling item in this session:
Pablo Picasso's "Seated Man" sold for 10 million yuan at hammer price, totaling 12.8 million yuan including commission.
Top 2 in sales this session:
Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" was hammered down at 9.9 million yuan, and sold for 12.672 million yuan including commission.
Top 3 transactions in this session:
Zao Wou-Ki's "Mars - 03.04.2003" was hammered down at 9.4 million yuan, and sold for 12.032 million yuan including commission.
Other items sold at auction:
Besides the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes numerous masterpieces by Chinese and Western artists, including outstanding works by Liu Ye, Chu Teh-Chun, Chen Danqing, Zeng Fanzhi, Anne Morris, and Zhang Enli.
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