Morita Shiryu

Dragon, 1965

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Japanese and Korean Art Online, Lot 95
31. Oct 19 - 07.Nov.2019
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 112.500 USD
Artist's certificate on reverse, signed Morita Shiryu and sealed, titled Ryu (Dragon) and dated 1965
Aluminium flake pigment in polyvinyl acetate medium, yellow alkyd varnish on paper
62 x 31 in. (158 x 79 cm.)

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work Dragon, 1965 by Morita Shiryū was worth USD 112,500.00 (€ 102,096.38) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Japanese and Korean Art Online at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 35,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Morita Shiryū - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work So - Wilderness, which sold at auction in October 2017 for HKD 2,740,000.00 (€ 301,569.37).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Dragon, 1965 von Morita Shiryū war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 112.500,00 (€ 102.096,38) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art Online bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 35.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Morita Shiryū mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit So - Wilderness beobachtet, die im Oktober 2017 für HKD 2.740.000,00 (€ 301.569,37) versteigert wurde.

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