[2024 Autumn Auction] Christie’s New Asia Pacific Headquarters Auction Preview September 3-4 in Beijing September 7-8 in Shanghai
Christie’s new Asia Pacific headquarters will open in September at The Henderson, a landmark building in Central. On September 26 and 27, it will present a special auction of the legendary Hong Kong collector Au Bailing’s collection of Chinese porcelain and a series of auctions from the 20th and 21st centuries.A selection of 20th and 21st century art masterpieces and exquisite porcelain from the collection of Au Bailing will be held in Beijing on September 3 and 4.It then came to Shanghai for a preview on September 7 and 8.
20th and 21st Century Auctions Feature Masterpieces of Modern and Post-War Art, Contemporary Artists and Emerging Art Stars from Around the World, including Claude Monet's important masterpiece "Nymphéas" created 125 years ago, which is being auctioned for the first time; Vincent van Gogh's "Les canots amarrés", a masterpiece from the royal collection and is expected to break the artist's auction record in Asia; René Magritte's vibrant and magical work "La Préméditation", the father of Surrealism; Sanyu's rare 1930 painting "Nude in White with Bent Knees"; and Zao Wou-Ki's rare masterpiece "05.06.80 - Triptych".
Christie’s Hong Kong launches single-owner auction of “The Au Bailing Collection: First Sale”, solemnly presenting the rare porcelains from the Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods carefully collected by the highly respected Hong Kong collector Mr. Au Bailing over decades, fully demonstrating the diversity and profound connotation of Mr. Au Bailing’s collection and highlighting his unique collecting style.
Selected Exhibits
20th and 21st Century Art
《Moored Ships》
Oil on canvas
52 x 65 cm
Painted in the summer of 1887
Estimate: HK$230,000,000 - 380,000,000
Water Lilies
Oil on canvas
73.3 x 101 cm.
Painted around 1897-1899
Estimate: HK$200,000,000 - 280,000,000
《05.06.80 - Triptych》
Oil on canvas (triptych)
Each panel: 195 x 130 cm. (3)
Overall: 195 x 390 cm.
Painted in 1980
Estimate: HK$78,000,000 - 128,000,000
White Nude with Bent Knees
Oil on canvas
50.3 x 81.3 cm.
Painted in 1930
Estimate: HK$35,000,000 - 55,000,000
"Foresight"
Oil on canvas
55.3 x 46.2 cm.
Painted in 1943
Estimate: HK$22,000,000 - 28,000,000
The House (II)
Heavy color on silk
175 x 88.2 cm.
Created in 2015
Estimate: HK$5,000,000 - 8,000,000
"Boundless Sea-Boundless Sky"
Acrylic on canvas
Each piece: 200 x 150 cm.
Created between 2016 and 2018
Estimate: HK$3,000,000 - 5,000,000
Tibetan Mother and Son
Oil on canvas
120 x 120 cm.
Created in 1997
Estimate: HK$800,000 - 1,500,000
Ou Bailing's Collection of Famous Porcelain
Ming Hongwu blue and white coiled flower pattern diamond-shaped cup holder
Diameter 19.5 cm.
Estimate: HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, October 27, 1992, Lot 31
Ming Yongle Blue and White Four Seasons Flower Pattern Jade Pot Spring Vase
Height 25.5 cm.
Estimate: HK$18,000,000 - 25,000,000
Provenance: Christie’s London, 10 December 1990, lot 167 (cover)
Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1998, No. 42, "One Hundred Pieces of Porcelain from the Collection of Au Bailing"
A Ming Zhengde blue and white plate with a double-circle six-character mark in regular script, with a pattern of clouds inside and double dragons chasing a pearl outside
Diameter 17.5 cm.
Estimate: HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Source: Marchant, London, 12 June 1988
A five-color plate with dragon and phoenix design and a double-circle six-character regular script mark in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty
Diameter 25.1 cm.
Estimate: HK$1,200,000 - 1,800,000
Provenance: Private collection in Japan;
Christie’s Hong Kong, November 28, 2006, lot 1533;
American Private Collection, Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3048
Qing Yongzheng Doucai Seawater Animal Pattern "天" Character Jar
Height 10.3 cm.
Estimate: HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Provenance: From the collection of Dai Runzhai, Important Chinese Ceramics Sold for the benefit of the J.T.Tai Foundation, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, May 21, 1985, lot 23
Qing Yongzheng Rouge Red Glaze Tea Round Single Circle Six-Character Mark in Regular Script
Diameter 9.3 cm.
Estimate: HK$1,200,000 - 2,000,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, May 16, 1977, lot 155
A six-character seal script mark on a wood-grained glazed jar in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty
Diameter 38.2 cm.
Estimated Price: HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, May 16, 1977, Lot 153
Qing Jiaqing blue and white gold and red dragon pattern "Maoqin Hall" inscription large seal box six characters in seal script diameter 23 cm.
Estimate: HK$2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 13 December 1977, lot 539
Preview Details
Beijing
September 3 and 4
20th and 21st Century Art｜10:00am to 1:00pm
Au Bailing Collection (Chinese Ceramics and Crafts)｜10:00am to 6:00pm
Christie's Beijing Art Space - 82 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Shanghai
September 7 and 8
20th and 21st Century Art｜10:00am to 1:00pm
Au Bailing Collection (Chinese Ceramics and Crafts)｜10:00am to 6:00pm
Christie's Shanghai - 4th Floor, Jiushi International Art Center, No.1 Zhongshan East 1st Road, Shanghai
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