Kawada Kikuji
Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.500 GBP
Price realised: 18.500 GBP
Description
KAWADA KIKUJI (b.1933)
Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969
gelatin silver print
signed in English and annotated 'From "Sei naru sekai" (Woman)' in Japanese in pencil on verso
6 3/8 x 9½in. (16.1 x 24.1cm.) (2)
Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969
gelatin silver print
signed in English and annotated 'From "Sei naru sekai" (Woman)' in Japanese in pencil on verso
6 3/8 x 9½in. (16.1 x 24.1cm.) (2)
A top price for Kawada Kikuji
When the work Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969 by Kawada Kikuji was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 18,500.00 (€ 23,532.81). This high result makes Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969 the most expensive artwork by Kawada Kikuji that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kawada Kikuji
Als die Arbeit Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969 von Kawada Kikuji im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 18.500,00 (€ 23.532,81) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kawada Kikuji, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kawada Kikuji - Auction history
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