Azechi Umetaro
Seven woodblock prints
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 199
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 199
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999)
Seven woodblock prints
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Mount Ishizuchi, with artist's seal ume, 1936
- Mountaineer (Yama otoko No. 1), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1953, edition number 53/100
- Cemetary at Sengaku Temple (Sengakuji bosho), from the series Recollections of Tokyo (Tokyo kaiko zue), published by Fugaku Shuppansha in 1945
- Mountain Man and Bird (Yama-otoko to tori), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1955, edition number 7/20 - Friend of the Mountain, signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1956, edition number 39/50
Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999)
Seven woodblock prints
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Mount Ishizuchi, with artist's seal ume, 1936
- Mountaineer (Yama otoko No. 1), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1953, edition number 53/100
- Cemetary at Sengaku Temple (Sengakuji bosho), from the series Recollections of Tokyo (Tokyo kaiko zue), published by Fugaku Shuppansha in 1945
- Mountain Man and Bird (Yama-otoko to tori), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1955, edition number 7/20 - Friend of the Mountain, signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1956, edition number 39/50
A top price for Umetaro Azechi
This artwork by Umetaro Azechi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2021. In the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction, the work Seven woodblock prints sold for GBP 3,024.00 (€ 3,518.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Seven woodblock prints the most expensive artwork by Umetaro Azechi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Umetaro Azechi
Dieses Kunstwerk von Umetaro Azechi erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection wurde die Arbeit Seven woodblock prints für GBP 3.024,00 (€ 3.518,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Seven woodblock prints zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Umetaro Azechi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Umetaro Azechi - Auction history
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