Arthur Okamura
Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three)
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 219
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 219
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 1.020 USD
Price realised: 1.020 USD
Description
Arthur Okamura (1932-2009)
Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three)
Hive sealed with a chop mark (lower right) and signed, dated and dedicated 'For Gail and Chuck/ Dec 1978/ Love Arthur Okamura' (on the reverse); Wolf signed and dated 'OKAMURA '64' (lower center); Horse signed and dated 'OKAMURA '63' (lower right)
Hive ink on vellum on hive paper; Wolf pastel on paper; Horse charcoal on paper
Hive 7 x 7 in.; Wolf and Horse sight 24 x 18 in.
framed Hive 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.; Wolf 31 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.; Horse 31 x 26 1/4 in.
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Beverly Hills.
Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three)
Hive sealed with a chop mark (lower right) and signed, dated and dedicated 'For Gail and Chuck/ Dec 1978/ Love Arthur Okamura' (on the reverse); Wolf signed and dated 'OKAMURA '64' (lower center); Horse signed and dated 'OKAMURA '63' (lower right)
Hive ink on vellum on hive paper; Wolf pastel on paper; Horse charcoal on paper
Hive 7 x 7 in.; Wolf and Horse sight 24 x 18 in.
framed Hive 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.; Wolf 31 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.; Horse 31 x 26 1/4 in.
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Beverly Hills.
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 Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three) sold for USD 1,020.00 (€ 962.08) - 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 Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three) für USD 1.020,00 (€ 962,08) 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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