![Makoto Saito - M.M. [Point To Point Life]](/images/makoto-saito_m-m-point-to-point-life_AID240559.jpg?f=grey)
Makoto Saito
M.M. [Point To Point Life]
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 USD
Price realised: 422.500 USD
Price realised: 422.500 USD
Description
Makoto Saito
B.1952
M.M. [POINT TO POINT LIFE]
signed and dated 2010 on the reverse; signed and dated 2010 on a label affixed to the reverse
oil on canvas
70 1/2 by 62 in. 179.1 by 157.5 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist
B.1952
M.M. [POINT TO POINT LIFE]
signed and dated 2010 on the reverse; signed and dated 2010 on a label affixed to the reverse
oil on canvas
70 1/2 by 62 in. 179.1 by 157.5 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Makoto Saito achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2012. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work M.M. Point To Point Life sold for USD 422,500.00 (€ 324,750.19) - well above the upper estimate of USD 200,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Makoto Saito; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Snow B.B. (No. 20130301) sold at auction in October 2016 with the realized price of HKD 3,200,000.00 (€ 376,573.62).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Makoto Saito erzielte im November 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit M.M. Point To Point Life für USD 422.500,00 (€ 324.750,19) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 200.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Makoto Saito; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Snow B.B. (No. 20130301) im Oktober 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 3.200.000,00 (€ 376.573,62).
Makoto Saito - Auction history
![Makoto Saitō - I am [Portrait of Michelangelo Antonioni] 08](/images/makoto-saito_i-am-portrait-of-michelangelo-antonioni-08_AID608915_320x320.jpg)
![Makoto Saito - The \'60S Memories Bardot [Brigitte Bardot - White]](/images/makoto-saito_the-60s-memories-bardot-brigitte-bardot-white_AID296012_320x320.jpg)
![Makoto Saito - Italian [Point To Point Life]](/images/makoto-saito_italian-point-to-point-life_AID149123_320x320.jpg)
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