Arthur Okamura
Bird Box
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 202
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 202
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 2.040 USD
Price realised: 2.040 USD
Description
Arthur Okamura (1932-2009)
Bird Box
signed and dated 'OKAMURA '64' (lower right)
oil on board
20 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
framed 22 x 20 1/2 in.
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer. | Thence by descent to the present owners.
Bird Box
signed and dated 'OKAMURA '64' (lower right)
oil on board
20 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
framed 22 x 20 1/2 in.
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer. | Thence by descent to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work Bird Box by Arthur Okamura was sold in the Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer auction at Bonhams in February this year. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,040.00 (€ 1,924.17), 70% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Arthur Okamura; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot When the Moon is Black sold at auction in February this year with the realized price of USD 3,570.00 (€ 3,367.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Bird Box von Arthur Okamura wurde im Februar diesen Jahres in der Auktion Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer bei Bonhams versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.040,00 (€ 1.924,17) und damit 70% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Arthur Okamura; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit When the Moon is Black im Februar diesen Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 3.570,00 (€ 3.367,29).
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