Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn 2006 Sales

Sotheby’s one of the world’s leading art auction companies reached 7 records in this season’ sales. The highest record for a Chinese work of art and highest ever paid at any art auction in Hong Kong went to the ‘Gilt-Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni’ at HK$116.6 million. Other records include contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang’s Big Family Series: No 15 which sold for HK$8,744,000 and Zhu Ming’s bronze sculpture at HK$8,296,000 both reached a record for the artist while the Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art sections represented record sales in the category for the fifth successive time. The auction also featured for the first time video art.

From the China Post:

“Sotheby's Hong Kong deputy director Evelyn Lin said they were delighted with the sale which reflected the increase in international interest in Chinese contemporary art over the last decade.”

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