From September 28th to 29th, 2026, Sotheby's Hong Kong held three auctions of modern and contemporary art, offering a total of 177 lots and achieving a total sales of HK$887,366.4 million.

Sotheby's Hong Kong "Modern Art Day Sale" at 12:00 PM on September 29, 2026.The auction featured 71 lots, achieving a total sales value of HK$137 million and a 92% sell-through rate.Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "Girl in a Straw Hat" sold for HK$45.43 million, becoming the top-selling item of the auction.

Sotheby's Hong Kong Contemporary Art Day Sale, September 29, 2026, 3:00 PM.The auction featured 54 lots, achieving a total sales amount of HK$79,366,400 and a sell-through rate of 85%.Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for HK$12.8 million, becoming the top-selling item at the auction.

Sotheby's Hong Kong "Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale" at 6:30 PM on September 28, 2026.The auction featured 52 lots, achieving a total sales value of HK$671 million and a sell-through rate of 88%.Yoshitomo Nara's "Now" sold for HK$71.66 million, becoming the top-selling item of the auction.

New record:
Wu Gaotan, John Rudolf Bonney, Tetsuya Ishida, Li Heidi, Hu Xiaoyuan and many other artists broke their personal records;
Eugène Carrel Day sets second-highest price record for an artist;
Hao Liang sets a new record for the third highest price ever paid by an artist;
 

A total of 18 lots were sold for over 10 million yuan each.Among them, Yoshitomo Nara's "Now" sold for HK$71.66 million, Yoshitomo Nara's "Icelandic Crate Room/Painting Studio" sold for HK$61.9 million, and Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin (TWPOT)" sold for HK$60.68 million.

Zao Wou-Ki's *Blue Night Flight* sold for HK$52.75 million; Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's *Landscape with Figures* sold for HK$52.14 million; Marc Chagall's *Rural Lovers* sold for HK$49.7 million; and Zao Wou-Ki's *07.05.59 - 01.02.71* sold for HK$46.04 million.

Georges Condor's "Dynamic Group" sold for HK$32.62 million; Wu Gaotan's "Garden Gathering" sold for HK$28.96 million; Claude Monet's "Seascape" sold for HK$24.08 million; Henri Matisse's "Nude" sold for HK$21.03 million; Sanyu's "Five Horses on the Grassland" sold for HK$20.42 million; and Hao Liang's "Autumn River Fishermen" sold for HK$15.36 million.

Yayoi Kusama's "Infinite Web (LHLUJ)" sold for HK$15.36 million, Alexander Calder's "Untitled" sold for HK$14.08 million, John Rudolf Bonnie's "Bali Life" sold for HK$12.544 million, Tetsuya Ishida's "The Man Who Can No Longer Fly" sold for HK$12.16 million, and Zeng Fanzhi's "Mask Series 2001 No. 6" sold for HK$10.88 million.

A total of 17 items sold for over a million dollars each.Among the highlights, Wu Dayu's "Floral Charm (Untitled 92)" sold for HK$8.704 million, Wu Guanzhong's "Sichuan Stilted Building" sold for HK$7.04 million, Tom Wessoman's "Still Life: Palace Maid and Black Goldfish" sold for HK$6.528 million, and Adrian Gurney's "No Eyelids" sold for HK$6.4 million.

Top-selling item in this session:

Yoshitomo Nara's "Now" sold for HK$58 million at hammer price, totaling HK$71.66 million including commission.

Top 2 in sales this session:

Yoshitomo Nara's "Icelandic Crate Room/Painting Studio" sold for HK$50 million at hammer price, totaling HK$61.9 million including commission.

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin (TWPOT)" sold for HK$49 million at hammer price, totaling HK$60.68 million including commission.

Several artists broke auction records

Other items sold at auction:

Besides the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes numerous masterpieces by Chinese and Western artists, including works by Zao Wou-Ki, Pierre-Auguste-Renoir, Marc Chagall, Georges Condor, Claude Monet, and Henri Matisse.

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At 3:00 PM on September 29, 2026, Sotheby's "Contemporary Art Day Sale" was held in Hong Kong as scheduled.The auction featured 54 lots, achieving a total sales value of HK$79,366,400 and a sell-through rate of 85%. 46% of the lots sold above their estimates, while 26% sold within their estimates.Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for HK$12.8 million, becoming the top-selling item at the auction.

New record:
Zhang Ruyi breaks her personal record as an artist;
Pasida Abad sets second-highest price record for an artist;
Several artists, including E. Gusti, Ayo, Kadeke, Murniasi, and Robert Zernd, set new records for the third-highest prices ever paid for an artist's work.
 

One item sold for tens of millions of yuan.Among them, Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for HK$12.8 million.

A total of 24 items sold for over a million dollars each.Among the highlights were Anish Kapoor's "Untitled" for HK$6,016,000, Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" for HK$4,480,000, Kohei Nawa's "PIXCELL Series - Deer" for HK$4,352,000, George Condot's "Politician" for HK$3,584,000, David Hockney's "Caribbean Tea Time" for HK$3,328,000, Zhou Chunya's "Taihu Stone and Flowers" for HK$3,328,000, Yayoi Kusama's "Net No. 19" for HK$2,560,000, and Keith Haring's "Andy the Mouse" for HK$2,432,000.

Top-selling item in this session:

Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for HK$10 million at hammer price, totaling HK$12.8 million including commission.

Top 2 in sales this session:

Anish Kapoor's "Untitled" sold for HK$4.7 million at hammer price, totaling HK$6.016 million including commission.

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" sold for HK$3.5 million at hammer price, or HK$4.48 million including commission.

Several artists broke auction records

Other items sold at auction:

Besides the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes a wide selection of masterpieces by both Chinese and Western artists, including works by Kohei Nawa, George Condo, David Hockney, Zhou Chunya, Yayoi Kusama, Keith Haring, and Ayako Rokkaku.

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For more details on the auction items, please click to view the special session.

At 12:00 PM on September 29, 2026, Sotheby's "Modern Art Day Sale" was held in Hong Kong as scheduled.The auction featured 71 lots, achieving a total sales value of HK$137 million and a sell-through rate of 92%. 44% of the lots sold above their estimates, while 41% sold within their estimates.Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "Girl in a Straw Hat" sold for HK$45.43 million, becoming the top-selling item of the auction.

New record:
Several artists, including Chen Liuhou and Zhong Jianqiu, broke their personal records.
Joseph Nguiboti, Chen Pinglu, and several other artists set new records for the third-highest prices ever paid for an artist's work;
 

One item sold for tens of millions of yuan.Among them, Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "Girl with a Straw Hat" sold for HK$45.43 million.

A total of 32 items sold for over a million dollars each.Among the highlights, Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of a Peasant Woman (Left)" sold for HK$5,632,000; Zao Wou-Ki's "The Little Garden at the End of the Sea" sold for HK$5,376,000; Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "The Powder Press of La Rochelle" sold for HK$5,120,000; Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "The Laundress - Detail" sold for HK$4,096,000; Chu Teh-Chun's "Primitive Intuition" sold for HK$3,584,000; Chu Teh-Chun's "Composition No. 465" sold for HK$3,072,000; Marc Chagall's "Gladiolus" sold for HK$2,816,000; and Chen Liuhou's "The Park" sold for HK$2,816,000.

Top-selling item in this session:

Pierre-Auguste-Renoir's "Girl with a Straw Hat" sold for HK$36.5 million at hammer price, or HK$45.43 million including commission.

Top 2 in sales this session:

Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of a Peasant Woman in Profile (Left)" sold for HK$4.4 million at hammer price, or HK$5.632 million including commission.

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Zao Wou-Ki's "A Small Garden at the End of the Sea" sold for HK$4.2 million at hammer price, or HK$5.376 million including commission.

Several artists broke auction records

Other items sold at auction:

Besides the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes numerous masterpieces by Chinese and Western artists, including works by Pierre-Auguste-Renoir, Zao Wou-Ki, Marc Chagall, Joseph Nguepotti, and Bernard Buffet.

Stay tuned to ArtPro for the latest updates on the global art market.

For more details on the auction items, please click to view the special session.