• Issue
  • Nov 01, 2022

Auction Report: Southern Realignment

WALTER SPIESTierfabel (Animal Fable), 1928, oil on canvas, 81 × 65 cm. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

Autumn auctions confirm Singapore’s promising place in the Asian art market with Southeast Asian masters breaking records, while Hong Kong’s back-to-back sales lagged behind last year’s results. In New York—and across the season—mid-range pieces outshone leading lots as buyers indulge on rising stars instead of blue chip players.