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Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face) (1981). Image courtesy Christie s
Less than two weeks after the May auctions in New York marked a return to the usual blockbuster-packed season, Christie’s pulled off a similar feat in Hong Kong. Its evening sale of 20th- and 21st-century art pulled in a robust $204 million (HK$1.6 billion) and sold 97 percent of its 74 lots.
Another similarity to the auction house’s New York sale? A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat was again the star. The artist’s
Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face) (1982) sold for $30.2 million (HK$234.3 million) on an estimate of $18 million to $21.8 million.
Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler Hong Kong
The Huge Mountain (2011) by Lam Tung-pang and 54:10: Artist’s table (2011) by William Lim
The Lims have been fans of Hong Kong painter Lam Tung-pang for years. This piece,
The Huge Mountain, is one of the largest works in their donation to M+ it’s more than five metres long. “I’ve always liked how his work crosses between Chinese classical painting and contemporary art,” says William. “We bought this work from Hanart TZ Gallery, I think in 2012. One thing that really struck me was that there was a moon on the top of the mountain. I don’t know why, but I’ve always thought that moon was very beautiful.”