The standout of the night was David Hockney's 30 Sunflowers, a rare masterpiece, which sold for HK$114.8 million (US$14.8 million). That's the second-highest sum ever paid for a Western work sold at auction in Asia, with all of the top three records held by Sotheby's. The monumental painting by Liu Ye Leave Me in the Dark, one of only four such single-panel canvases featuring a figure created by the artist, went under the hammer a⛦t HK$45.3 million (US$5.9 million), against an🃏 estimate of $25–35 million.

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_{CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that David Hockney's 30 Sunflowers was the highest price for a Western work sold in Asia. That record is still held by THE KAWS ALBUM, which sold for HK$115.9 million ($14.8 million) at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in 2019.}