A 1924 painting by Chinese artist Xu Beihong, titled 'Slave And Lion' is displayed during a Christie's auction preview in Hong Kong. Photo: AP
Auction house Christie's unveiled on Monday what it called "the highest-estimated Asian artwork" to ever go under the hammer, a Xu Beihong painting called Slave And Lion, which it expects to fetch between US$45mil (RM186mil) and US$58mil (RM239mil).
The 1924-dated painting by Xu, who is regarded as one of the most important figures of Chinese realism, will go on public preview in Beijing and Shanghai this month before being auctioned in Hong Kong on May 24.
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