Jean-Michel Basquiat Saturday night (Saturday night) (1984) will lead the next 20th century night sale of the 20th century in Hong Kong. Scheduled for March 28, the sale will coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong for the first time. The frenetic paint, full of hot, red skewers, is estimated at $ 95 million to HK – HK $ 125 million ($ 13 million US – $ 16 million).
This Basquiat’s career period was defined by his collaboration with Andy Warhol, during which he produced more than 150 paintings. Saturday night (Saturday night) The same year was created at the first exhibition of the Museum alone in Basquiat, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Pinturas 1981–1984”, which opened at the FruitMarket gallery in Edinburgh and later traveled to prestigious locations such as the ICA London and the Boijmans Museum Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Saturday night (Saturday night)Measuring 6.5 feet by 7.5 feet, it has dark red areas on top of the deep green sections. It is further distinguished by its elements of screen printing: a nod to his collaborations with Warhol, according to Christie’s. The work is full of traditional Basquiat symbols, including two “gray” figures, along with pets and minimalist female naked.
Asian collectors have shown a solid interest in Basquiat’s works in recent years. Saturday night (Saturday night) It was presented at the remarkable exhibition “Heads on: Basquiat & Warhol” during Seoul’s Art Week in September 2023. In addition, in 2021, Christie’s Hong Kong established a record with the sale of Basquiat’s Warrior (1982), reaching $ 323.6 million HK ($ 41.85 million), the highest price for a Western art work in the region.
Last year, Phillips sold Native that wears some weapons, bibles, amorite in safari (1982) for $ 99 million HK ($ 12.66 million) on its modern and contemporary night sale in Hong Kong. That result was the highest result for a work of art sold in Hong Kong in the first half of 2024. In fact, Asian Collector Yusaku Maezaw Without title (1982) in Sotheby’s in New York for $ 110.48 million.
“Christie has been cultivating the Asian market for Basquiat for many years,” said Ada Tsui, Christie’s Asia Pacific Night Sales and twentieth -century art. “His powerful work transcends the borders and talks with collectors from around the world, and this sale in Hong Kong is a testament to the demand we see in the region for the Western masterpieces of this caliber.”
Other highlights in the night sale of the 20/21 of Christie 20/21 include:
- René Magritte Clayvogan (1962), estimated at $ 15 million to HK to $ 25 million ($ 1.92 million at $ 3.21 million)
- Zhang Enli Intimacy (2002), estimated at $ 18 million to HK at $ 28 million ($ 2.31 million at $ 3.6 million).
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s The promenade (the Bois de la Chaise Noirmoutier) (CA.1892), estimated at HK $ 18 million to HK $ 28 million ($ 2.31 million at $ 3.6 million).
