Following a whirlwind week of events, Art Basel Hong Kong wrapped on Sunday and trumpeted that it had a record 91,500 visitors during its five-day run, though some attendees frowned upon the crowded aisles. Did the big turnout translate into big sales?
Some of the 240 exhibitors reported major success. Despite global uncertainties, the war in the Gulf, and the surging price of oil, more items priced above $1 million sold this year compared to the last edition, according to exhibitors. Judging by sales bulletins we have received, there was also a concentration of business in the five-to-six-figure range.
Below is a list of deals we have gathered throughout the past week. Note well: These sales were reported by dealers and publicists, and not everyone chooses to make such disclosures. For ease of reading, currency conversions to U.S. dollars have been made when necessary. Some dealers chose to share their sales in a roundup, format rather than a list of individual items.
Below are the numbers.
Installation view, Hauser and Wirth at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. Photo: JJYPHOTO. Courtesy Hauser and Wirth.
$1 million and Above
€3.5 million ($4 million): Pablo Picasso, Le peintre et son modèle (1964), Bastian
$3.8 million, Liu Ye, an unspecified 2006 painting, David Zwirner
$3.5 million, Marlene Dumas, an unspecified 2002 painting, David Zwirner
$2.95 million, Louise Bourgeois, À Baudelaire (#1) (2008), mixed media, Hauser & Wirth
$2.8 million, Zao Wou-Ki, an unspecified painting, Waddington Custot
$2.3 million, George Condo, Prismatic Head (2021), Hauser & Wirth
$2.2 million, Louise Bourgeois, Couple (2002), Hauser & Wirth (sold to an Asian foundation)
$1.8 million, Fernand Léger, Deux Papillons sur un Vase Bleu (1948), Cardi Gallery
£1.2 million ($1.5 million): Tracey Emin, Take me to Heaven (2024), White Cube
$1.4 million, Keith Haring, Untitled (1983), Gladstone
$1.3 million: Chu Teh-Chun, an unspecified painting, Waddington Custot
$1.2 million: Chu Teh-Chun, an unspecified painting, Waddington Custot
$1.1 million: Michaël Borremans, an unspecified 2019 painting, David Zwirner
$100,000–$999,000
$900,000: Alex Katz, Flowers 2 (2010), Gladstone
$900,000: Yoshitomo Nara, an unspecified work on paper from 1999, David Zwirner
$800,000: Giorgio De Chirico, La Torre (1966), Cardi Gallery
$750,000: Rashid Johnson, Broken Soul “Gifts and Messages” (2025), mixed media, Hauser and Wirth
$680,000: Raymond Pettibon, an unspecified work on paper from 1999, David Zwirner
£500,000 ($630,000): Antony Gormley, Plane (2025), Taka Ishii Gallery
$575,000: Avery Singer, Chambers St. (v.2) (2026), painting, Hauser and Wirth, sold to a private collection in Asia
€460,000 ($500,000): Martha Jungwirth, Ohne Titel (2021), painting, Thaddaeus Ropac, sold to a Chinese institution
£350,000 ($440,000): Jade Fadojutimi, That day she grieved for the life she never had (2026), Taka Ishii Gallery
$425,000: Lynne Drexler, Multiple Moons [Sic] (1973), painting, Berry Campbell
$400,000: Andra Ursuța, Phantom Mass (2026), sculpture, David Zwirner
$400,000: Mamma Andersson, an unspecified new painting, David Zwirner
$395,000: Qiu Xiaofei, Garden (2025-2026), painting, Hauser and Wirth, sold to a private collection in Asia
£280,000 ($373,090): Megan Rooney, The Reclining Sky (2025–26), painting, Thaddaeus Ropac
$325,000: Flora Yukhnovich, Be Walking Trees. Be Talking Beasts. (2026), painting, Hauser and Wirth, sold to a private collection in Asia
$300,000: Huma Bhabha, an unspecified sculpture from 2023, David Zwirner
$300,000: Satoru Ozaki, The Fountain (2026), A Lighthouse Called Kanata
£225,000 ($285,000), Mona Hatoum, Still Life (medical cabinet) IV (2024), White Cube
$280,000: Maria Taniguchi, an unspecified painting, ROH Projects [Kabinett]
$275,000: Lee Bul, Untitled (“Infinity” wall) (2026), mixed media, Hauser and Wirth, sold to a private museum in Asia
$275,000: Alice Baber, The Mountain Ladder to the Sea (1974), painting, Berry Campbell
€250,000–350,000 ($270,000–380,000): Yan Pei-Ming, an unspecified painting, Massimo de Carlo
$260,000: Lee Bul, Perdu CCXXVII (2026), mixed media diptych, Hauser and Wirth, sold to a private collection in Asia
$250,000–$300,000: Pacita Abad, an unspecified trapunto work, Tina Kim Gallery
$250,000: Lucas Arruda, an unspecified new painting, David Zwirner
$235,000: Kim Asendorf, PXL DUO PODS series (year not specified), digital work, Nguyen Wahed [Zero 10]
€220,000 ($240,000): Anne Imhof, Poppy Runner III (2025), Sprüth Magers, sold to an Asian institution
€200,000–300,000 ($220,000–330,000): Danh Vo, an unspecified bronze sculpture, Massimo de Carlo
$210,000: Zhan Wang, an unspecified sculpture, Eslite Gallery
$200,000: Suki Seokyeong Kang, an unspecified multimedia work, Tina Kim Gallery
$200,000: Natsuyuki Nakanishi, G/Z 9 VI 93 HOHO-II (1993), SCAI The Bathhouse
$180,000: Ha Chong Hyun, an unspecified painting, Tina Kim Gallery
Up to $180,000: Lee Bae, 37 unspecified works, Johyun Gallery
$175,000: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #688 (2025), print, Hauser and Wirth
$165,000: Judy Chicago, Vicky’s Center (2023), Jessica Silverman [Kabinett]
$150,000–$200,000: Dinh Q. Lê, Damaged Gene (1998), P•P•O•W [Kabinett], sold to a Vietnam foundation
$150,000–$200,000: Lee ShinJa, an unspecified textile work, Tina Kim Gallery, sold to an Asian institution
$150,000: Niyoko Ikuta, an unspecified sculpture, A Lighthouse Called Kanata
$135,000: Salvo, Reykjavik (2009), Sprüth Magers
$125,000: Atsushi Kaga, Homage to Jakuchū—Panel 2 (2025), Jessica Silverman
$110,000: Robert Rauschenberg, Horse Silk (Waterworks) (1992), Gladstone
$110,000:Robert Rauschenberg, Silk Slip (Waterworks) (1992), Gladstone
$110,000:Hsiung Ping Ming, an unspecified bronze work, Eslite Gallery
$100,000:Elaine de Kooning, Basketball #5 (1981), painting, Berry Campbell
Neon installation Taotie (2026) by Malaysian-born, London-based Hong Kong artist Kongkee (aka Kong Khong-chang) featured in Encounters, Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. Photo: Li Zhihua/ China News Service/ VCG via Getty Images.
$10,000–$99,000
$80,000–$96,000: Suki Seokyeong Kang, GRANDMOTHER TOWER #23-01 (2022–2023), Kukje Gallery [Encounters]
$80,000–$96,000: Suki Seokyeong Kang, Mat 120 × 165 #23-76 (2023), Kukje Gallery [Kabinett]
$75,000: Lam Tung Pang, an unspecified painting, GDM
$66,000: Joung Young-Ju, Memories 927 (2023), Hakgojae
£55,000 ($73,286): Oliver Beer, Resonance Painting (The Air Around Us) (2026), painting, Thaddaeus Ropac
$65,000 each: Sougwen Chung, RECURSIONS series (3 works), digital work, Fellowship x ARTXCODE [Zero 10]
$65,000: Filippo de Pisis, Natura morta con radicchio e mele (1949), P420, sold to a Chinese museum
$65,000: Xu Jiong, Spring Monster—Youthless, quadriptych, ink, Each Modern, sold to a Hong Kong collector
$58,000–$280,000 each: Natee Utarit, eight unspecified works, Richard Koh Fine Art
$55,000: Jiang Heng, Blue-Green Line Drawing (2024),Hakgojae
$55,000: Dawn Ng, Midnight Violas (2026), Sullivan + Strumpf
$50,000–$100,000: Kong Kee, PRICE / VALUE / TAOTIE (2026), GDM [Encounters]
$50,000: ThankYouX, Quiet Balance (2026), Plan X [Zero 10]
$45,000: Qu Leilei, an unspecified work, Asprey Studio [Zero 10]
$42,000: David Salle, Untitled (2024), Sprüth Magers
$40,000–50,000 each: Daniel Canogar, digital works (three works, year not specified), digital work, Bitforms [Zero 10]
$40,000: Kim Tschang-Yeul, an unspecified painting, Tina Kim Gallery
$40,000: Lynne Drexler, Untitled (1977), work on paper, Berry Campbell
$40,000: Yang Juhae, Between Words and Wordlessness (2020–2024), G Gallery
$35,000 each: QUAYOLA, Storms (year not specified), digital work, Bitforms [Zero 10]
$36,000: Talia Levitt, Storyteller (2025), painting, Uffner and Liu
$36,000: Li Chung-Chung, Butterfly Fly in the Dream (2015), Liang Gallery
$35,000: Tim Yip, an unspecified work, Asprey Studio [Zero 10]
$30,000–$50,000: Jennifer Tee, an unspecified collage work, Tina Kim Gallery, sold to an Asian institution
$24,000: Heemin Chung, Howling Blue (2025), painting, Thaddaeus Ropac
$24,000: Irma Blank, Autoritratto (1981), P420, sold to a Chinese museum
$22,000: Joshua Petker, The Fruitseller (2026), painting, Uffner and Liu
$22,000: Gemma Smith, Primary (2026), Sullivan + Strumpf
$16,500: Anne Buckwalter, Living Room with Antique Chairs and Anaïs Nin Rug (2025), painting, Uffner and Liu
$15,000–$30,000: Atsushi Kaga, Homage to Jakuchū – Panel 7 (2025), painting, Jessica Silverman, sold to a U.S. institution
6 ETH (approximately $13,000): I WANNA RUN, editioned sets (year not specified), digital work, AOTM
$12,000: Laurie Simmons, Autofiction: My Collaborator #4, Solos [Zero 10]
$12,000: Talia Levitt, Curio with Mother and Child (2025), painting, Uffner and Liu
$12,000: Anne Buckwalter, Warm Bodies (2026), painting, Uffner and Liu
$10,000–$58,000: Kevin Abosch, archival pigment prints (year not specified), print, TAEX [Zero 10]
$10,000–$20,000 each: Terrence Musekiwa, four unspecified sculptures, Catinca Tabacaru [Echoes]
€10,000 ($11,000): Cian Dayrit, an unspecified work, Catinca Tabacaru [Echoes]
Below $10,000
€8,000–€50,000 ($8,600–54,000): Peggy Kuiper, more than 30 unspecified works, Reflex [Kabinett]
$8,000: Anne Buckwalter, Still Life with Dahlias, Candelabra, and Lace Glove (2024), painting, Uffner and Liu
$5,000–$10,000 each: Movana Chen, seven unspecified works, Flowers Gallery [Echoes]
$5,000–$10,000 each: Li Tangting, 15 unspecified works, YveYANG Gallery [Discoveries]
€3,000–€7,500 ($3,200–$8,000) each: Betty Bee, four unspecified works, Umberto Di Marino [Discoveries]
€4,000–6,000 ($4,300–6,500) each: Natsuko Uchino, several unspecified works, Galerie Allen [Discoveries]
$1,800–$24,000: Petra Cortright, digital work, Solos [Zero 10]
$800–$40,000 each: Tomoko Nagai, several unspecified works, Tomio Koyama Gallery [Kabinett]
HK$1,000 ($130): Art Blocks, digital work, Art Blocks
Collective Sales Results
$600,000–$650,000 total: Seven works by Martin Wong, Dinh Q. Lê, Erin M. Riley, and Kyle Dunn, paintings, P.P.O.W.
$600,000–$800,000: Takashi Murakami, unspecified work, plus 70 percent of the booth sold on the first VIP day, Perrotin
$40,000 and $120,000: Two paintings by Yu Nishimura, and multiple paintings by Walter Price priced between $30,000 and $90,000, David Zwirner
$10,000–$100,000: Works by Alimi Adewale, Michal Korman, Su Xiaobai, and Qiu Anxiong, Pearl Lam
Works by Louise Bonnet, Takashi Murakami, Ed Ruscha, Stanley Whitney, and others, Gagosian, no price given
$20,000–$400,000: More than 15 works by Lee Bul, Do Ho Suh, and Mandy El-Sayegh, Lehmann Maupin
$30,000–$100,000 each: Eight works by Yunizar, Rodel Tapaya, and others, Gajah Gallery
