Cézanne’s Blue Plate Holds Its Estimate as Hong Kong’s Evening Sale Stays Disciplined
Christie’s Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Evening Sale on 29 September 2026 found buyers for its headline lots, but not at the top of the estimates. EFE reported that Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Ancient Scientist (1984) sold for HK$62.5 million (about US$7.9 million) and Yayoi Kusama’s A-Pumpkin (YHP) (2011) for HK$47 million (about US$5.9 million). Paul Cézanne’s still life L’Assiette bleue (1879–80), offered in Hong Kong by the house for the first time, made HK$32.5 million (about US$4.1 million). Quick facts What: Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, with Basquiat, Kusama and a Cézanne still life among the top lots Where: Christie’s Asia Pacific headquarters at The Henderson, Central, Hong Kong When: 29 September 2026 (Day Sales follow on 30 September) Who: Christie’s Hong Kong; works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse Section: Auctions & Market What happened The sale was part of Christie’s year-long mark of 40 years in Asia. Before the h...