Zao Wou-Ki's '29.01.64' | 2017 World Auction Record 

Zao Wou-Ki’s masterpiece 29.01.64 achieved HK$202,600,000 / $26,063,431 in the Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, setting a new world record for an oil painting by any Asian artist (you can watch the video of the auction below).
Overall, the auction totalled HK$604,522,500 / $77,768,660, and was 82 per cent sold by lot.
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