Arthur Okamura
Night Bloom (Diptych)
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 217
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 217
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 1.275 USD
Price realised: 1.275 USD
Description
Arthur Okamura (1932-2009)
Night Bloom (Diptych)
signed 'OKAMURA '60' (on the proper right panel lower right), and signed and dated again 'OKAMURA '60' (on the proper left panel on the reverse), and titled (on the stretcher bar)
oil on canvas
13 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.
unframed
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Beverly Hills. | Thence by descent to the present owners.
Night Bloom (Diptych)
signed 'OKAMURA '60' (on the proper right panel lower right), and signed and dated again 'OKAMURA '60' (on the proper left panel on the reverse), and titled (on the stretcher bar)
oil on canvas
13 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.
unframed
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Beverly Hills. | Thence by descent to the present owners.
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 Night Bloom (Diptych) sold for USD 1,275.00 (€ 1,202.60) - 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 Night Bloom (Diptych) für USD 1.275,00 (€ 1.202,60) 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.
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