Azechi Umetaro
Three woodblock prints and a drawing
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 201
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 201
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.512 GBP
Price realised: 1.512 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999)
Three woodblock prints and a drawing
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Holding a Bird (Tori wo idaku), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1956, edition number 5/50
- Two Mountaineers (Futari no yama otoko), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with
artist's seal ume, 1955, artist's proof
- Snowman (Yuki otoko), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1960, edition number 411/510 - Carp Streamers (Koi nobori), ink and colour on paper, signed Umetaro
Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999)
Three woodblock prints and a drawing
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Holding a Bird (Tori wo idaku), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1956, edition number 5/50
- Two Mountaineers (Futari no yama otoko), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with
artist's seal ume, 1955, artist's proof
- Snowman (Yuki otoko), signed U. Azechi in roman letters, with artist's seal ume, 1960, edition number 411/510 - Carp Streamers (Koi nobori), ink and colour on paper, signed Umetaro
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
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 Three woodblock prints and a drawing sold for GBP 1,512.00 (€ 1,759.25) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Umetaro Azechi; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Seven woodblock prints sold at auction in May 2021 with the realized price of GBP 3,024.00 (€ 3,518.49).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
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 Three woodblock prints and a drawing für GBP 1.512,00 (€ 1.759,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Umetaro Azechi; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Seven woodblock prints im Mai 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 3.024,00 (€ 3.518,49).
Umetaro Azechi - Auction history
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