[2026 Spring Auction Summary] Poly Auction Hong Kong's Modern and Contemporary Art achieved a total of HK$76.405 million, led by representative works by Liu Wei.
At 3:30 PM on April 6, 2026, Poly Auction's "Contemporary Art" auction was held in Hong Kong as scheduled.The auction featured 69 lots, achieving a total sales value of HK$76,405,200 and a sell-through rate of 66.7%. Of these, 19% of the lots sold above their estimates, while 48% sold within their estimates.Liu Wei's "Do You Like Meat?" sold for HK$27.6 million, becoming the top-selling item at the auction.
A total of 3 lots sold for tens of millions of yuan and 7 lots sold for millions of yuan were auctioned.Among them, Liu Wei's "Do You Like Meat?" sold for HK$27.6 million, Zao Wou-Ki's "15.07.67" sold for HK$12 million, and Wu Dayu's "Beijing Rhyme" sold for HK$11.16 million.
Top-selling item in this session:
Liu Wei's "Do You Like Meat?" sold for HK$23 million, or HK$27.6 million including commission.
Provenance: Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, China; Important Private Collection, Asia
Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 5, 2014, Lot 1043
The current owner purchased the item from the aforementioned auction.
Exhibition: June 11 - October 15, 1995, "The 46th Venice Biennale – Centennial Exhibition: My Image and His Image," Ciudad Giardini, Venice, Italy
Top 2 in sales this session:
Zao Wou-Ki's "15.07.67" sold for HK$10 million at hammer price, reaching HK$12 million including commission.
Top 3 transactions in this session:
Wu Dayu's "Beijing Rhyme" was hammered down at HK$9.3 million, and sold for HK$11.16 million including commission.
Other items sold at auction:
Besides the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes many excellent works by Chinese and Western artists, such as Wu Guanzhong, Kohei Nao, Li Chaoshi, Yoshitomo Nara, Ju Ming, and Zhang Enli.
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