Masami Teraoka
The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1035
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2009
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1035
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2009
Estimate: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 HKD
Price realised: 4.820.000 HKD
Price realised: 4.820.000 HKD
Description
MASAMI TERAOKA
(B. 1936)
The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout
oil on canvas and panel in gold-leaf frame
303.2 x 311.2 x 6.4 cm. (119 3/8 x 122 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Top half (opened): 119.3 x 309.6 x 7.3 cm. (47 x 121 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Bottom half (opened): 182.5 x 309.8 x 7 cm. (71 7/8 x 122 x 2 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2004-2006 & retouched in 2009
(B. 1936)
The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout
oil on canvas and panel in gold-leaf frame
303.2 x 311.2 x 6.4 cm. (119 3/8 x 122 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Top half (opened): 119.3 x 309.6 x 7.3 cm. (47 x 121 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Bottom half (opened): 182.5 x 309.8 x 7 cm. (71 7/8 x 122 x 2 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2004-2006 & retouched in 2009
A top price for Masami Teraoka
This artwork by Masami Teraoka achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2009. In the Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) auction, the work The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout sold for HKD 4,820,000.00 (€ 414,685.87) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 1,800,000.00. This high result makes The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout the most expensive artwork by Masami Teraoka that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Masami Teraoka
Dieses Kunstwerk von Masami Teraoka erzielte im November 2009 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout für HKD 4.820.000,00 (€ 414.685,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Cloisters Venus and Pope's Workout zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Masami Teraoka, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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