Arthur Okamura
Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two)
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 218
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 218
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 1.211 USD
Price realised: 1.211 USD
Description
Arthur Okamura (1932-2009)
Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two)
first unsigned and titled (on the frame); second signed and dated 'OKAMURA '66' (lower right) and titled on a gallery label (on the reverse)
first oil on board; second pastel and pencil on paper
first 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.; second sight 25 x 19 in.
first framed 14 x 12 in.; second framed 33 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, California.
Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two)
first unsigned and titled (on the frame); second signed and dated 'OKAMURA '66' (lower right) and titled on a gallery label (on the reverse)
first oil on board; second pastel and pencil on paper
first 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.; second sight 25 x 19 in.
first framed 14 x 12 in.; second framed 33 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, California.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Arthur Okamura achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in February this year. In the Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer auction, the work Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two) sold for USD 1,211.25 (€ 1,142.47) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arthur Okamura - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work When the Moon is Black, which sold at auction in February this year for USD 3,570.00 (€ 3,367.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arthur Okamura erzielte im Februar diesen Jahres bei Bonhams einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer wurde die Arbeit Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two) für USD 1.211,25 (€ 1.142,47) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Arthur Okamura mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit When the Moon is Black beobachtet, die im Februar diesen Jahres für USD 3.570,00 (€ 3.367,29) versteigert wurde.
Arthur Okamura - Auction history
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