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This is a question we get on a somewhat regular basis … “How do we know online bidders are real?” What is my answer with little or no other information? “We don’t.” However, it’s good to look at the big picture here.

Such a bird’s-eye view of this issue would include questions such as, “How do we know that live bidder is real?” “How do we know that car salesman’s final price is his final price?” “Do we know that was really orange roughy?” “How do we know … anything for sure?”

Malaysian senior artist Yusof Ghani, 68, will stage a solo exhibition at Galeria BAT Alberto Cornejo in Madrid from May 7-10.

Entitled, Bandera - The Spirit of Celebration, the exhibition will feature 30 oil on canvas works from the artist’s Segerak VII series. They range in size from 107cm by 76cm to 366cm by 220cm and are priced from RM35,000 to RM350,000.

The abstract paintings are said to feature the characteristic strokes of the artist and which converge to form "subtle faces and figures" that appear to be in constant movement and interaction. 

Sotheby's Spring 2018 Hong Kong auction series concluded with a grand total of HK$3.64 billion / US$466.5 million, against a pre-sale estimate of HK$2.75-3.86 billion / US$353-495 million*, and with a strong combined sell-through rate of 89%.

While Sotheby’s Hong Kong reported all the Southeast Asian works in the “evening sales” of modern art and contemporary art were sold on March 31, there were also many unsold works in the “day sale” of Southeast Asian works on April 1.

Responding to our query on their press release which reported that, “All Southeast Asian Modern works sold” and that “Southeast Asian Contemporary works 100% sold”, Sotheby’s Hong Kong spokesman replies that the statement specifically refers to the “Southeast Asian Art sold in Modern Art Evening Sale and Contemporary Art Evening Sale.”