Lot 261 · Modern Day Auction
i. Woman with Curly Red Hair ii. Woman i. 紅捲髮女士 ii. 女士
Sanyu · ink and watercolor on paper (doubled-sided)
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- Estimate
- HK$600,000–HK$1,200,000 hammer ≈ $76,486–$152,973
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Day Auction, Hong Kong · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 30 by 23 cm.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808151
- Record
- first seen 14 Sep 2026 · updated 14 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17808151 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17808151
Sanyu, Sanyu 常玉 | i. Woman with Curly Red Hair ii. Woman i. 紅捲髮女士 ii. 女士. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 261. estimate HK$600,000–HK$1,200,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808151.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
94% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Sanyu, Sanyu 常玉 | i. Woman with Curly Red Hair ii. Woman i. 紅捲髮女士 ii. 女士. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 261. estimate HK$600,000–HK$1,200,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808151.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Lalan 謝景蘭 | Untitled 無題 | — | HK$1,200,000–HK$3,200,000 | upcoming |
| Ju Ming 朱銘 | Buffalo & Cowboys 水牛與牧童 | Ju Ming | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | upcoming |
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