Ahead of Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Auction, highlights from these offerings will be available for public viewing in a preview exhibition at Sotheby’s Maison at Landmark Chater. For the first time, the Modern & Contemporary Art Auction will coincide with Hong Kong Art Month, a month-long celebration of arts and culture in the city and the region.

Venue address: LANDMARK CHATER, 8 Connaught Road Central

Sotheby’s Asia is thrilled to return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this spring from 2 – 9 April with The Hong Kong Sales, presenting an exciting line-up of nearly 20 auctions across all facets of art and luxury.

Kicking off a night of livestreamed sales on 5 April will be The Now Evening Auction, offering the most exciting, cutting-edge works on the market and providing a masterpiece context for well-established and newly canonised artists such as Jadé Fadojutimi, Nicolas Party, and Daniel Richter. Encompassing more than a century of pioneering artistic production, the works showcased in the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction traverse the major artistic movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Leading the sale is a phenomenal painting by Yoshitomo Nara, a glorious abstract painting by Zao Wou-Ki from the pinnacle of his artistic career, and works by Monet and Renoir – commemorating the 150th anniversary of Impressionism.

From The Luxury Sales comes the inaugural live auction of Moutai in Hong Kong, titled Moutai Extravaganza. Among the highlights for the jewellery and watch lover out there is a dazzling coloured diamond and diamond necklace by Boucheron, and the Patek Philippe Reference 2526, the first self-winding wristwatch made specially for renowned collector J.B. Champion.

Venue address: Hall 5, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sotheby’s in Asia, this autumn season Sotheby’s Hong Kong will bring an extraordinary series of evening auctions on 5 October including The Infinite Blue, a single-lot sale offering a captivating 11.28-carat Fancy Vivid Blue diamond ring. Headlining the evening will be A Long Journey, presenting a selection from the Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei Collection, the finest private collection of Chinese art, and modern and contemporary art.

Exemplifying the incredible role Sotheby’s has taken in the collection journeys of many discerning collectors building great legacies, Chinese Works of Art, Chinese Modern Painting and Classical Chinese Paintings will present The Leshantang Collection – Treasures of Chinese Art from the Tsai I-Ming Collection.

From our luxury departments, Important Watches I will showcase a fine curation including 50 watches from Important Asian Collectors spanning some of the most renowned watchmakers in celebration of our anniversary. Continuing the spectacular single-owner offering that kicked off in New York earlier this year, The Impeccable Burgundy Collection Part II brings together some of the greatest names in Burgundy and Champagne in an array of fantastic vintages.

Venue address: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Sotheby’s Hong Kong is pleased to present British+Iranian+American artist, Kour Pour’s solo exhibition, Ten Thousand Things & One Suchness. In this highly-anticipated return to Hong Kong the artist presents 12 new large-scale paintings which draw inspiration from a myriad of sources ranging from Persian miniatures, Japanese ukiyo-e prints, Western abstract painting, Chinese landscape and export paintings, Buddhist sculpture and thangka painting. Pour’s new paintings are exhibited alongside a selection of antiques and treasured objects from across Asia recreating the environment of a bazaar along the Silk Road. 

In this new series of paintings Kour Pour presents the viewer with canvases that come alive with painted figures and objects from across time and geographies, brought together with an irreverent humour underlined by his titles such as Namaste (From India to LA), Guardians of the Galaxy and Citipati Party. The ’Suchness’ of the exhibition title refer to the Buddhist term ‘suchness’ or ‘Tathātā’ meaning the essential nature of reality, or the truth of all things. The traditional bordered format of Tibetan thangka paintings merges with the borders of Persian miniature paintings as well as the borders of carpets from cultures across the world.

Venue address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Announcing the upcoming launch of Liu Guofu's special selling exhibition: Requiem at Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery. Organised by Sotheby's, this exhibition is part of the celebration of Sotheby's 50 Years in Asia showcasing a curated collection of the artist’s iconic series including some latest works. The exhibition debuts from 24 August to 8 September 2023. 

Liu Guofu was born in 1964 in Nanjing, and graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Nanjing Institute of Arts in 1985. He currently lives and works in Nanjing.

His artwork melds motions of light with air. While “light” brings out its depth, “air” helps disperse the “light” to every corner of the work. His symbolic blue-greyish colour is fundamental to his works. Up close, the brushstrokes are chaotic and fragmented, yet from a distance the brushstrokes gather to form a poetic tranquillity.

Liu Guofu has held various major solo exhibitions in Shanghai Art Museum (Shanghai, Today Art Museum (Beijing) and Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum (Nanjing). His paintings are widely collected by private and institutional collectors internationally, from MGM Chairman’s Collection in Macau, Shanghai Art Museum to Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum in Nanjing, and major private collections from U.K, France, Germany, Monaco, Switzerland, Dubai, India, U.S., Canada, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.

RSVP: sothebys.com/liuguofuexhibition

Venue address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty

Sotheby’s is thrilled to partner with celebrated actor and tastemaker Chen Bolin who, together with Sotheby’s specialists, has handpicked a selection of artworks for a sale of Contemporary art this season in Hong Kong. Among Chen’s personal edit are unique pieces by trailblazing artists and established names, including Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Yoshitomo Nara, as well as innovative new creatives at the forefront of today’s art scene, such as Yukimasa Ida, Kei Imazu and Miwa Komatsu. Together, these works will go on view in Sotheby's gallery from 21 - 26 July, before they are offered as part of a live auction on 27 July at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Space.

Awarded Best Actor at the 47th Golden Bell Awards for his memorable performance in the drama series ‘In Time with You’, Chen Bolin’s acting career began with the film ‘The Blue Door’ in 2002.  Chen is recognised as one of the most talented actors of his generation in Asia and for his wide accomplishments across film, television and music.  The actor is well accustomed to switching between roles and has lent his many talents to various projects, including the opening of his own creative space in Taipei to cultivate young, local talents.

Venue address: 5/F One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sotheby’s in Asia, this spring season Sotheby’s Hong Kong will bring an extraordinary series of evening auctions on 5 April including modern and contemporary art and a special cross-category luxury sales titled The Exceptionals. Headlining the evening will be the auction debut of a spectacular masterpiece by Zhang Daqian, painted in 1973, the very same year Sotheby’s Hong Kong established its permanent presence in the region.

Exemplifying the incredible role Sotheby’s has taken in the collection journeys of many discerning collectors building great legacies, Chinese Works of Art will present five single-owner sales – the most ever seen in a single sale series. Among them, The Legacy of HIRANO KOTOKEN presents a beautiful collection of Song ceramics acquired in the last 20 years by Ryoichi Hirano; A Timeless Ode to Spring: The Dr Alice Cheng Falangcai Bowl offers a magnificent gem of imperial porcelain, and one which ranks among the most legendary pieces ever to have been offered at auction; and lastly, Treasured by the Yongle Emperor: The T.Y. Chao Blue and White Ewer presents a unique masterpiece from the Yongle period of imperial porcelain, commissioned for the personal use of the Emperor, and which has not been seen in public view since 1987, when it graced the cover of the T.Y. Chao auction catalogue.

Venue address: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai

Sotheby’s Hong Kong is pleased to present Korean artist, Je Yeoran’s first exhibition in Hong Kong. Curated by Jang-Uk Lee, Chief Curator at Space K, Seoul, the solo exhibition titled When the yellow hits my eye will showcase over 20 abstract paintings produced between 1997 to 2023, ranging from Je’s signature Usquam Nusquam series, to rare examples of her earlier Becoming and Becoming series. 

Je’s journey in abstraction began in the 1980s during a period where pioneering abstract Asian artists such as Park Seobo, Lee Ufan and Kazuo Shiraga were working. She is one of the few female abstract painters of her generation from Korea. Je’s sole use of the squeegee as a tool as opposed to a traditional paint brush, makes works iconic. As she tames the flat rubber blade, it becomes as extension of her body, and each work becomes a performative accumulation of bodily gestures, driven by her internal impulses.

*Pre-registration is required.

Gallery address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Auctions are just around the corner. In October, collectors around the world will look to the city for the very best across the categories of fine art and luxury, including Chinese ceramics and paintings, modern and contemporary art, jewellery, watches, handbags, sneakers, wines and spirits. A highly anticipated series highlight will be the private collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung, featuring hundreds of distinguished works spanning Chinese Art, English Furniture, Old Masters, Impressionist Paintings and more.

*Pre-registration is required

Venue address: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

This September, Sotheby’s is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of the New York-based Japanese artist Meguru Yamaguchi in Hong Kong. Titled ‘Meguru Yamaguchi: In My Element’, the selling exhibition opens from 7 - 19 September 2022 and will showcase 15 never-before-seen artworks from the Yamaguchi’s celebrated series including Möbius, Out of Bounds, Shadow Piece, Revisualize and Untitled series which blend elements of street culture, music, art and Japanese aesthetic sensibilities.

Inspired by Robert Glasper’s albums In My Element and Black Radio II, Yamaguchi’s artwork series takes reference from how various music genres integrates and transitions into new forms of music – an inspiration that he sees as a connection to his art which intertwines with street culture. Encompassing his intrinsic brushstroke style, Yamaguchi pushes the boundaries of painting and gestural abstraction in order to create new sculptural forms. Presenting a full spectrum of the artist’s most iconic series, the exhibition is set to introduce Yamaguchi to a wider audience in Asia.

Speaking about the exhibition, Meguru Yamaguchi expresses, “In My Element’ highlights my creative journey that stretches beyond a canvas frame, merging street culture with art. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to curate an exhibition that truly represents myself, with a mélange of all my styles and influences, and share my new works with Sotheby’s and the Hong Kong audience.”

Gallery address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

This summer, Sotheby’s is delighted to present André Brasilier: Grande Fantasia, a selling exhibition featuring a spectacular and thorough array of 21 compositions by the French modern master André Brasilier from every chapter of his momentous career. Showcasing fresh-to-market works dating from 1959 to 2019, this in-depth exposition traces the development of an artist whose works exemplify the culmination of Fauvism, Expressionism, Impressionism, and Symbolism. The exhibition will take place at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery from 20 August to 1 September 2022.

With his vibrant palette and fluid brushstrokes, Brasilier’s works depict scenes of reality immersed with feeling, emphasising the peaceful coexistence of man and nature. After setting a new auction record for André Brasilier in Hong Kong earlier in April, Sotheby’s is thrilled to bring along this highly curated selling exhibition to meet the surging demand among our Asian collectors.

The selling exhibition in Hong Kong will focus on two major themes that are consistently highlighted among the artist’s body of works: horses and his wife and muse - Chantal. An ode to horses, nature, music and the female form, the selection celebrates Brasilier’s aesthetic sensitivity, his unwaveringly optimistic perspective of life and his pursuit of unadulterated joy.

Pre-registration is required

Venue address: 5/F One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Sotheby's Hong Kong presents the next edition of Contemporary Curated in partnership with NET-A-PORTER, the world's premium luxury retailer. For the first time, NET-A-PORTER turns its eye to the world of contemporary art having previously collaborated with Sotheby’s on luxury-themed curations in New York and London last year. The co-curation today marks Sotheby's Asia's first partnership with a fashion retailer – the exhibition theme shares a united vision to close the imagined distances between art galleries and would-be collectors, fashion runway and future trendsetters, glossy magazines and inspired readers.

From 25 June - 7 July, Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated Exhibition reflects on the visual and conceptual dialogues between art and fashion, showcasing hot on the heels artists including Ayako Rokkaku, Chris Huen Sin Kan, Shara Hughes and Liang Yuanwei alongside fashion parallels. NET-A-PORTER responds with an innovative approach through fluidity, colour, and structure as a guiding principle of experiencing the world. 

*Pre-registration is required

Venue address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

New York-based Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama is set to put his stamp on Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Titled ‘Harmless Charm’, the selling exhibition from 14 - 21 June 2022 marks his return to the city after five years. The exhibition will feature over 20 works, including newly created and never-before-seen paintings which blend elements of popular culture and traditional Asian motifs, moving beyond traditional geographical and temporal boundaries to create worlds where there is no East and West nor past and present.

Forming part of Matsuyama’s celebrated Abstract, Equestrian, Fictional Landscape and Mythological series, these pieces will go on view alongside his debut collection of 9 NFTs. A digital extension of his painterly explorations into reality and cultural identity, Matsuyama’s NFT collection - comprising three unique 1-of-1s, three editions of 5 and three editions of 150 - will also be available to view and purchase on Sotheby’s Metaverse. Upon purchase of all three editions of 150 NFTs, collectors will be able to redeem a special edition NFT gift designed by Matsuyama. Each wallet is permitted to claim a maximum of one claimable gift.

Venue address: 5/F One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Sotheby’s, together with HomeArt, Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and Hong Kong Olympic Fans Club (HKOFC), is honoured to present Olympic Dreams, a charity auction to benefit the SF&OC Sports Legacy Scheme which supports local underprivileged students, and retired or planning to retire athletes to pursue their dreams in sports. This charity auction is the brainchild of Rosaline Wong who wishes through this event to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Hong Kong’s athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. The auction will demonstrate how art can be used to promote sporting culture and values, and how art and sport can be so meaningfully intertwined.

The auction will be raising funds through the sale of wonderful art donated by artists, collectors and galleries, as well as sporting memorabilia donated by Hong Kong Olympian athletes. Works on offer include a beautiful new series of paintings by Peter McDonald commissioned for the event by HomeArt and themed around the Tokyo Olympics, as well as works by Damien Hirst, Zeng Fanzhi, Simon Birch, Mak Ying Tung2 and Cheung Tsz Hin. Additional highlights include autographed items donated by our Event Ambassadors: a signed foil from fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-Long and a signed artwork by epee fencer Vivian Kong Man-Wai. Also adding to the list is a signed T-Shirt from the Olympic China Diving Team.

Venue address: 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty

On 9 September, at a global livestream event, Sotheby’s revealed details of the forthcoming landmark sales of The Macklowe Collection – one of the most important collections of any collecting category ever to appear on the market. Each of the 65 works is a consummate masterpiece; together they constitute an unrivaled ensemble that meticulously traces the most important art historical achievements of the last 80 years. Acquired over the course of half a century, the collection reflects decades of pursuit, honing and refining, driven by immense patience and an innate understanding of quality. Estimated to realize in excess of $600 million – the highest estimate ever placed on any collection to come to auction — The Macklowe Collection will be offered across two dedicated evening single owner sales at Sotheby’s in New York, on November 15 this year and in May 2022.

The first of the two sales will feature 34 works which together encompass an extraordinary breadth of 20th- and 21st-century art, ranging in date from the 1940s to works painted less than a decade ago, and including masterworks by Alberto Giacometti, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. The sale will also shine a light on a distinguishing feature of the collection as a whole: its enormous depth. Many artists – among them Jeff Koons, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol – are represented by multiple works, each one marking a distinct and critical moment in their respective careers, and together forming an insightful portrait of the artists’ evolution over time.

Preview exhibition: 7 – 11 October

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Sales in the first half of 2021 achieved a spectacular result of HK$1.3 billion, a record-high half-yearly total in Sotheby’s history in Asia. In June, Sotheby’s announced that the celebrated auteur Wong Kar Wai will bring his avant-garde aesthetics to Modern Art Sales this October, garnering every global collector’s earnest attention. This Autumn, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will feature yet another striking lineup of Asian, European, modern and post-war masterpieces, among which are Pablo Picasso’s Femme Accroupie, the loving portrait for his second wife and muse Jacqueline, Van Gogh’s Nature morte: vase aux glaieuls, the first painting by the artist to ever appear at any auctions in Asia, Zao Wou-Ki’s 30.09.65, a classic from the Hurricane Period, andChu Teh-Chun’s Sans titre, the masterpiece in response to the wave of global abstract art. Together with works by Wassily Kandinsky, Lin Fengmian, Bernard Buffet, Georges Mathieu, Fernando Zobel and Mai Trung Thu, these works will form the strongest ensemble of this season.

Please, register for viewing

Venue address: HKCEC, Wan Chai

This autumn, Sotheby’s and K11 Group will collaborate once again between 18 and 21 September to showcase Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2021 Autumn Auctions Preview at K11 MUSEA, the ‘Silicon Valley of Culture’ in Hong Kong, presenting highlights from Sotheby’s September and October auctions.

Special highlight is the “Heartbreak Tango – Yellow Jacket”, the iconic costume as seen in Wong Kar Wai's globally acclaimed movie "Happy Together: (1997), paying tribute to the legendary pop icon Leslie Cheung’s memorable look.

The four-day preview will feature over 40 pieces of modern and contemporary art by Asian and Western masters including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Zao Wou-Ki, George Condo and Yoshitomo Nara; as well as the selected pieces from the upcoming jewellery, watches, sneakers and handbags sales.

Date: Saturday, 18 September - Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Time: 11am – 7pm
Venue: 605, 6F, K11 Art & Cultural Centre, K11 MUSEA
Pre-register now: https://rsvp.theworldsbest.events/_zdlgg

Sotheby’s Hong Kong is thrilled to present JAY CHOU x SOTHEBY’S, a ground-breaking collaboration between Sotheby’s and legendary musical icon and avid art collector Jay Chou. The reigning “King of Mandopop” is well known for incorporating elements of fine art, poetry, classical styles into his work – engineering compelling convergences of art and music, connecting with audiences across multiple generations. Uniting entertainment and fine art, this much-anticipated event marks the inaugural edition of Sotheby’s celebrated CONTEMPORARY CURATED: ASIA, an auction series that will feature exceptional works by blue-chip artists and rising stars handpicked by Jay to be offered in a highly anticipated evening sale on 18 June, followed by an online day sale from 10 – 22 June.

Display of Costumes and Antique Piano:

11 – 18 June | 10am – 10pm
G/F, Opera Theatre, K11 MUSEA

Display of Auction Artworks:

12 June | 3pm – 7pm
13 – 17 June | 11am – 7pm
18 June | 11am – 5pm
L21, K11 ATELIER, Victoria Dockside

Pre-registration is required. Successful registrants will receive an email confirmation, which is required for admission to the exhibition.
Click HERE to Pre-register Your Auction Preview

Highlights of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art will be on view in Hong Kong before returning to London for the summer sales season.

Visit our galleries at 5/F One Pacific Place 88 Queensway to view a masterpiece of abstraction by Wassily Kandinsky, pastels by Edgar Degas and Odilon Redon, paintings by Pierre-Auguste-Renoir, and a graffiti stencil by Banksy, among others.

Gallery address: 5/F One Pacific Place 88 Queensway, Admiralty

Sotheby’s is delighted to join hands with the M K Lau Collection to present A Taste of the Masters – An Exhibition of Paintings from the M K Lau Collection this spring. 

For the current exhibition, Sotheby’s and the M K Lau Collection have carefully chosen more than 30 paintings, including Zhang Daqian’s (1899-1983) four-panel Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons,as well as Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Wang Zhen’s (1867-1938), and Pu Ru (1896-1963) large-format masterpieces, each a rare tour de force by the respective great artists. Also featured in the exhibition are outstanding works by Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) and Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), reflecting their own unique creative approaches to the integration of Chinese and Western traditions. Joining the selection are paintings by representative figures of the Lingnan School covering a broad range of subjects from landscape and flowers to plants and figures, as well as displaying the many artistic styles adopted by these pioneering artists at the crossroad of East and West. Although the current exhibition only represents a very small proportion of the M K Lau Collection, each work is stunning and unique.

Venue address: Hall 5, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai

Sotheby’s highly anticipated 2021 Hong Kong Spring Sales Series is coming soon next month, set to take place between 16 – 23 April and exhibition to be held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre welcoming the public starting from 16 April to 21 April, with categories ranging from fine art, including Chinese works of art, modern and classical Chinese painting, modern and contemporary art, through to areas of luxury in jewellery, watches, and wine. The event encompasses outstanding works from both ancient times and present, unified in the pursuit of creativity and highest level of craftsmanship by artists and brands alike.

For the schedule of auctions please refer to the website.

This autumn, Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents a wide range sales.

Please refer to the calendar of sales.

Venue address: Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

Sotheby’s highly anticipated 2020 Hong Kong Spring Sales Series is just around the corner, set to take place between 5 – 11 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Venue address: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

This November in Hong Kong Sotheby’s S|2 is privileged to present LEGENDS: WARHOL/BASQUIAT, a selling exhibition showcasing compelling works by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

16-23 November | Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery
16 Nov (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
17 Nov (Sunday) Closed
18 Nov – 23 Nov ( Monday – Saturday) 10am - 6pm

Gallery address: 5/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Central

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales series will present spectacular works of art from categories including Modern and Contemporary Art, Chinese Paintings, Chinese Works of Art, Watches, Wine and Jewellery, among others.

Exhibition & Auctions: 3 - 8 October

Venue address: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre