Nishikawa Sukenobu
Poet on a veranda
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese And Korean Art, Lot 140
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2008
Japanese And Korean Art, Lot 140
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1751)
Poet on a veranda
Signed Sukenobu hitsu, sealed Nishikawa uji and Sukenobu zu kore
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
15½ x 23¼in. (39.5 x 59cm.)
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Poet on a veranda
Signed Sukenobu hitsu, sealed Nishikawa uji and Sukenobu zu kore
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
15½ x 23¼in. (39.5 x 59cm.)
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Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Poet on a veranda by Nishikawa Sukenobu was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 4,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 13,750.00 (€ 8,699.78). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nishikawa Sukenobu - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Twelve erotic scenes of courtesans and clients, which sold at auction in September 2000 for USD 25,850.00 (€ 29,252.01).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Poet on a veranda von Nishikawa Sukenobu im März 2008 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 4.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 13.750,00 (€ 8.699,78) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Nishikawa Sukenobu mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Twelve erotic scenes of courtesans and clients beobachtet, die im September 2000 für USD 25.850,00 (€ 29.252,01) versteigert wurde.
Nishikawa Sukenobu - Auction history
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