Elizabeth Keith
Three Oversized Woodblock Prints of the Actor Shigeyama Sengorō
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 3.584 USD
Price realised: 3.584 USD
Description
Property from a Private Collection of Prints, including a selection of Osaka Prints
ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
Three Oversized Woodblock Prints of the Actor Shigeyama Sengorō
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1936
Each signed in pencil or red pencil Elizabeth Keith, the first a study of the actor in an unidentified role, titled in pencil on the verso Shigiyama. (sic) A Study; the second depicting the actor in the role of Sanbasō; the third of the actor in the role of Hagoromo, titled on the verso Kongo Noh Actor "Hagoromo" (3)
18 1/2 x 13 1/2in (47 x 34.3cm); 18 7/8 x 13 3/4in (48 x 35cm); 17 x 11 3/4in (43.2 x 29.8cm)
ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
Three Oversized Woodblock Prints of the Actor Shigeyama Sengorō
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1936
Each signed in pencil or red pencil Elizabeth Keith, the first a study of the actor in an unidentified role, titled in pencil on the verso Shigiyama. (sic) A Study; the second depicting the actor in the role of Sanbasō; the third of the actor in the role of Hagoromo, titled on the verso Kongo Noh Actor "Hagoromo" (3)
18 1/2 x 13 1/2in (47 x 34.3cm); 18 7/8 x 13 3/4in (48 x 35cm); 17 x 11 3/4in (43.2 x 29.8cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 99 %.
This artwork by Elizabeth Keith achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in September this year. In the Fine Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Three Oversized Woodblock Prints of the Actor Shigeyama Sengorō sold for USD 3,584.00 (€ 3,386.24) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,800.00. Admittedly, works by Elizabeth Keith have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hong Kong in July 2020 with an auction result of USD 18,750.00 (€ 15,924.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 99 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Elizabeth Keith erzielte im September diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Three Oversized Woodblock Prints of the Actor Shigeyama Sengorō für USD 3.584,00 (€ 3.386,24) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Elizabeth Keith auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hong Kong im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 18.750,00 (€ 15.924,92).
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