I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Yoshitomo Nara

Pablo Picasso

Yayoi Kusama

Zao Wou-Ki

Sotheby's is thrilled to be offering several works by revered Asian contemporary artists, including Christine Ay Tjoe, as well as two iconic works by Zeng Fanzhi.

Contemporary Asian Visionaries 

Sotheby's is thrilled to be offering several iconic pieces by the revered Japanese artists Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara this Spring.

Japanese Contemporary Icons 

This sale includes extraordinary examples of Blue-Chip Western Artists, including Wayne Thiebaud, Richard Prince, Andy Warhol and Glenn Brown.

Western Masters 

From Impressionism to Asian Modernism 

Post-War Abstract Masters

Modern Portraits 

Hong Kong

Leading our prestigious Evening Auction this Spring, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is honoured to present a distinguished selection of works by Modern and Contemporary Masters. Leading this spectacular collection is the monumental masterwork by Yoshitomo Nara,&nbsp;I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. A favourite of the artist which was exhibited at the Nara's two most significant retrospectives,,&nbsp;I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight&nbsp;has become synonymous with Yoshitomo Nara’s mature painterly practice. Joining this work is the captivating&nbsp;Le Peintre&nbsp;by Pablo Picasso. Brimming with painterly verve,&nbsp;Le Peintre&nbsp;is both an exuberant homage to the craft Picasso devoted his life to and a reflective exploration of his identity as an artist. Recently included in the prestigious Fondation Beyeler exhibition, this work portrays one of the great motifs that dominated Picasso’s late œuvre - that of the artist at work.

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Senior Director | Chairman, Modern & Contemporary Art, Asia

Alex Branczik

SVP | Head of Sealed &amp; Senior Private Sales Specialist

Max Moore

AVP | Head of Day and Online Sales

Florence Ho

Specialist

Debby Yip

Junior Specialist & Cataloguer

Leanne Hong

Junior Specialist/ Cataloguer

Cristina Wang

VP | Head of Department

Felix Kwok

AVP | Senior Specialist

Rishika Assomull

Michelle Yaw

AVP | Specialist

Jestina Tang

Junior Specialist

Sylvia Cheung

Cataloguer

Ruby Yang

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Leading our prestigious Evening Auction this Spring, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is honoured to present a distinguished selection of works by Modern and Contemporary Masters. Leading this spectacular collection is the monumental masterwork by Yoshitomo Nara, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. A favourite of the artist which was exhibited at the Nara's two most significant retrospectives, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight has become synonymous with Yoshitomo Nara’s mature painterly practice. Joining this work is the captivating Le Peintre by Pablo Picasso. Brimming with painterly verve, Le Peintre is both an exuberant homage to the craft Picasso devoted his life to and a reflective exploration of his identity as an artist. Recently included in the prestigious Fondation Beyeler exhibition, this work portrays one of the great motifs that dominated Picasso’s late œuvre - that of the artist at work.

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction