Christie's Hong Kong Sales Feature Basquiat, Kusama, Zao Wou-Ki

Key facts

• Christie's Hong Kong auctions take place on 29 and 30 September.
• Jean-Michel Basquiat's Ancient Scientist (1984) leads the Evening Sale with an estimate of HK$56m–HK$76m ($7.1m–$9.7m).
• Yayoi Kusama's A-Pumpkin (YHP) (2011) is estimated at HK$48m–HK$68m ($6.1m–$8.7m); Kusama died in August at age 97.
• Zao Wou-Ki's Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (1956) from the 'Oracle Bone' period is estimated at HK$45m–HK$75m ($5.7m–$9.6m).
• Chu Teh-Chun's Automne (1985) makes its auction debut, estimated at HK$25m–HK$35m ($3.2m–$4.5m).
• Paul Cezanne's L'Assiette bleue (1878–80) is estimated at HK$25m–HK$35m ($3.2m–$4.5m) and makes its Christie's Hong Kong debut.
• Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (1991) is one of 27 red-dominant abstractions from that year, estimated at HK$38m–HK$55m ($4.8m–$7m).
• Public previews run 22–29 September at 6/F The Henderson, 2 Murray Road, Central, Hong Kong, marking Christie's 40th anniversary in Asia.