Eikoh Hosoe
Yayoi Kusama (Imaged Taken In 1964, Printed In 2016)
Found at
China Guardian,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 32
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2023
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 32
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2023
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 HKD
Price realised: 81.600 HKD
Price realised: 81.600 HKD
Description
Gelatin silver print
61 × 50.8 cm. 24 × 20 in.
Signed in English on bottom right; titled, located and signed in Kanji, and dated on the reverse
Eikoh Hosoe Foundation, Tokyo | Acquired directly by present private Asian collector from the above
61 × 50.8 cm. 24 × 20 in.
Signed in English on bottom right; titled, located and signed in Kanji, and dated on the reverse
Eikoh Hosoe Foundation, Tokyo | Acquired directly by present private Asian collector from the above
A top price for Eikoh Hosoe
This artwork by Eikoh Hosoe achieved an unexpectedly high price at China Guardian in Hong Kong in April this year. In the Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art auction, the work Yayoi Kusama (Imaged Taken In 1964, Printed In 2016) sold for HKD 81,600.00 (€ 83,329.57) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 45,000.00. This high result makes Yayoi Kusama (Imaged Taken In 1964, Printed In 2016) the most expensive artwork by Eikoh Hosoe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Eikoh Hosoe
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eikoh Hosoe erzielte im April diesen Jahres bei China Guardian in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Yayoi Kusama (Imaged Taken In 1964, Printed In 2016) für HKD 81.600,00 (€ 83.329,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 45.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Yayoi Kusama (Imaged Taken In 1964, Printed In 2016) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Eikoh Hosoe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Eikoh Hosoe - Auction history
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