At 3:00 PM on October 5, 2026, Poly Auction's "Contemporary Art" auction was held in Hong Kong as scheduled.This auction featured 90 lots, achieving a total sales amount of HK$44,804,400, with a 72% sell-through rate. 14% of the lots sold above their estimates, and 52% sold within their estimates. One lot achieved a sale price exceeding HK$10 million.Zao Wou-Ki's "01.06.65" sold for HK$15.84 million, becoming the top-selling item of the auction.

New record:
Yuan Zhan sets a new record for the second-highest price ever paid by an artist;

A total of 5 items were sold for over a million dollars.Among them, Yuan Zhan's "In the Mood for Love" sold for HK$2.34 million, Chen Fei's "Go See for Yourself" sold for HK$2.16 million, and David Hockney's "Spring Comes in Woogate, East Yorkshire (2011) - 30 April" sold for HK$1.5 million.

Top-selling item in this session:

Zao Wou-Ki's "01.06.65" sold for HK$13.2 million at hammer price, reaching HK$15.84 million including commission.

Top 2 in sales this session:

Liu Wei's "Landscape" was hammered down at HK$7.6 million, and sold for HK$9.12 million including commission.

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Yue Minjun's "Big Ears" was hammered down at HK$2.6 million, and sold for HK$3.12 million including commission.

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 Yuan Zhan, Chen Fei, David Hockney, Pang Jun, Li Qingyan, Li Zhen, and Imatsu Kei.

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