US$27.6 million for early van Gogh work ‘a good price’, observer says as Christie’s talks up results of auction where most bidding was low.

Christie’s opened its new headquarters in Hong Kong, capping off a series of real estate expansions by auction houses in the financial hub.

A Vincent van Gogh painting displaying the artist's shift from dark realism to vibrant impressionism sold for US$32.2 million at a Hong Kong auction on Thursday, falling short of expectations that it would fetch a record-breaking price.

A Vincent van Gogh painting displaying the artist's shift from dark realism to vibrant impressionism could become the most expensive Western painting sold in Asia if it fetches its top