Richter and Sanyu auction debuts lead Christie's HK$100M+ Spring Evening sale

Christie's will present the Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Spring Auctions, held live at Christie's Asia Pacific headquarters at The Henderson during Hong Kong Art Week. This highly anticipated sales series begins on 27 March with the 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, followed by the 20th Century Day Sale and the 21st Century Day Sale on 28 March, bringing together an exceptional selection of works by renowned artists from around the globe, including highlights by Gerhard Richter, Sanyu, Walter Spies, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Zao Wou-Ki and more. The preview exhibition is free and open to the public from 24 to 27 March. Presented as Christie's celebrates its 40th Anniversary in Asia, the sales are part of a programme of auctions, special exhibitions and events throughout 2026. Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (1991; estimate: HK$78,000,000 – 98,000,000 / US$10,000,000 – 13,000,000) will make its auction debut as the headliner of the Evening Sale. Painted in 1991, the same ye