Lot 52 · Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
The First Intellectual (Set of Three) 第一個知識分子（一組三幅）
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- Estimate
- HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 hammer ≈ $127,650–$191,476
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, Hong Kong · 29 March 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5365222
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yang Fudong, Yang Fudong 楊福東 | The First Intellectual (Set of Three) 第一個知識分子（一組三幅）. Sotheby's, 29 Mar 2026, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5365222.
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Yang Fudong, Yang Fudong 楊福東 | The First Intellectual (Set of Three) 第一個知識分子（一組三幅）. Sotheby's, 29 Mar 2026, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5365222.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Zenzaburo Kojima 児島善三郎 | Nude 裸女 | Zenzaburo Kojima | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| A 'Lingbi' scholar's rock, Ming - Qing dynasty | 明至清 靈璧石供 | — | HK$200,000–HK$400,000 | |
| A 'Lingbi' scholar's rock, Ming - Qing dynasty | 明至清 靈璧石供 | — | HK$300,000–HK$400,000 | |
| Zhang Xiaogang 張曉剛 | Bloodline: Yellow Baby Girl 血緣：黃色女嬰 | Zhang Xiaogang | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Henri Matisse 亨利・馬蒂斯 | Jeune fille en noir 黑衣少女 | Henri Matisse | HK$7,000,000–HK$9,000,000 | |
| Mark Rothko 馬克 · 羅斯科 | No. 10 10號 | Mark Rothko | HK$28,000,000–HK$40,000,000 |
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