NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions' Contemporary Asian Art sale, live for bidding now through August 4 features artists from a diverse selection of Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, and India.

The sale includes a fresh selection of exceptional paintings, prints, and more by important Asian artists: Yoshitomo Nara, Yue Minjun, Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Liu Ye, Maqbool Fida Husain, Toshimitsu Imai, Francis Newton Souza, Zhang Dali, and more.

A stand out work in the sale and very characteristic of Yue Minjun's distinct style, Untitled is an exciting painting featuring two figures in an unknown space, both pink-skinned with disproportionately large mouths with thin red lips and wide toothy grins. As a leading figure in China's contemporary art scene, Yue Minjun's trademark laughing figures have received recognition across the globe.

Pumpkin is an exciting and highly sought-after print by Yayoi Kusama that features a row of three pumpkins surrounding by refreshing borders in green, pink and blue. Pumpkins have been one of Kusama’s preferred subjects since the 1980s, recurring with such frequency as to function as a kind of avatar for the artist. In this print, Kusama also employs two of her other signature motifs: polka dots and the infinity net. The repeating themes and saturated colors are characteristic of the artist's works.

Highlights:

• Yue Minjun (Chinese, b. 1962), Untitled, 2003. Oil on canvas. Estimate: 180,000—220,000 USD

• Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), Pumpkin, 1991. Screenprint in colors. Estimate: 10,000—15,000 USD

• Zheng Lianjie (American/Chinese, b. 1962), Hua Mountain Series 18, 2015. Ink on rice paper. Estimate: 25,000—35,000 USD

• Zhang Xiaogang (Chinese, b. 1958), Untitled (+ Soldier (My Dear Friends); 2 works), 2002. Lithographs. Estimate: 5,000—7,000 USD