Arthur Okamura
Paradise Lost (a group of three)
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 222
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 222
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arthur Okamura (1932-2009)
Paradise Lost (a group of three)
first and second signed and dated 'OKAMURA '60' (lower right) and inscribed (lower left); third signed, dated, and inscribed 'OKAMURA '60' (lower right)
each watercolor, oil, and pen on paper
first sight 23 1/4 x 19 in.; second sight 22 x 16 3/4 in.; third sight 24 x 19 in.
first and third framed 31 x 26 in.; second framed 29 x 23 1/2 in.
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, California.
Paradise Lost (a group of three)
first and second signed and dated 'OKAMURA '60' (lower right) and inscribed (lower left); third signed, dated, and inscribed 'OKAMURA '60' (lower right)
each watercolor, oil, and pen on paper
first sight 23 1/4 x 19 in.; second sight 22 x 16 3/4 in.; third sight 24 x 19 in.
first and third framed 31 x 26 in.; second framed 29 x 23 1/2 in.
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, California.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Paradise Lost (a group of three) by Arthur Okamura was auctioned at Bonhams in February this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 300.00 – 500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 191.25 (€ 180.39). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Okamura achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work When the Moon is Black in February this year with an auction result of USD 3,570.00 (€ 3,367.29).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Paradise Lost (a group of three) von Arthur Okamura im Februar diesen Jahres bei Bonhams versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 300,00 – 500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 191,25 (€ 180,39) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Okamura erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit When the Moon is Black im Februar diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.570,00 (€ 3.367,29).
Arthur Okamura - Auction history
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