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Sotheby’s Announces Beijing Sales with Zao Wou-ki from Art Institute of Chicago

October 8, 2013 by Marion Maneker

Sothebys Beijing - Zao Wou-ki, Abstraction

Sotheby’s is taking advantage of its momentum this week and announcing its own Mainland sales coming this December:

Today brought the curtain down on a remarkable five-day run of 16 record-breaking auctions staged by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, with numerous new benchmarks set in many categories. Together they realisedHK$4.196 billion / US$538 million, the highest grand total ever achieved by any global arts business operating in Asia.

In the wake of these exceptional results, Sotheby’s today unveils the top lot from its December sale in Beijing, the company’s second auction in mainland China. Estimated at RMB 35 – 45 million / US$5.7 – 7.3 million, and consigned to sale by a prestigious American institution, Abstraction by Zao Wou-Ki comes to the market as demand for the artist’s work is at an all-time high (Sotheby’s set a new record of US$10.9 million just two days ago in Hong Kong).

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