On Kawara
Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1
Found at
Sothebys,
Milan
Contemporary Art | Milan, Lot 10
27. May - 27. May 2021
Contemporary Art | Milan, Lot 10
27. May - 27. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
On Kawara
1932-2014
Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1
signed on the reverse
liquitex on canvas, cardboard, newspaper clipping and stamp
Executed in 1991 in New York City
(firmato sul retro
liquitex su tela, cartone, ritaglio di giornale e timbro
Eseguito nel 1991 a New York City) cm 25,7x33, inches 10.11 by 12.99 canvas (tela); cm 27x34,5x5, inches 10.62 by 13.58 by 1.96 cardbox (scatola di cartone)
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1992 (Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 1992)
1932-2014
Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1
signed on the reverse
liquitex on canvas, cardboard, newspaper clipping and stamp
Executed in 1991 in New York City
(firmato sul retro
liquitex su tela, cartone, ritaglio di giornale e timbro
Eseguito nel 1991 a New York City) cm 25,7x33, inches 10.11 by 12.99 canvas (tela); cm 27x34,5x5, inches 10.62 by 13.58 by 1.96 cardbox (scatola di cartone)
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1992 (Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 1992)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 78 %.
This artwork by On Kawara achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Milan in May 2021. In the Contemporary Art | Milan auction, the work Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1 sold for EUR 532,800.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 300,000.00. Admittedly, works by On Kawara have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (Decade) in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 4,175,000.00 (€ 3,715,735.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 78 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von On Kawara erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in Mailand einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art | Milan wurde die Arbeit Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1 für EUR 532.800,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 300.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von On Kawara auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (Decade) im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.175.000,00 (€ 3.715.735,14).
On Kawara - Auction history
