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Last night saw Christie’s Hong Kong trailblazing 20th/ 21st Century Art Evening Sale, with a total of 74 lots presented in two sessions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The final tally, accumulated after nearly five hours, stood at HK$1.5bn (US$204.2m). The blockbuster event was spearheaded by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face), which fetched HK$234.3m (US$30.2m) after fees.