Sizu Simada
Composition
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Selections from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund, Lot 42
09.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Selections from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund, Lot 42
09.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Estimate: 400 - 600 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Description
signed 'Simada' (lower right); signed again and dated 'Simada 1962' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
57 ⅜ x 53 ½ in. (145.7 x 135.9 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem | Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2005
oil on canvas
57 ⅜ x 53 ½ in. (145.7 x 135.9 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem | Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2005
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Composition by Sizu Simada was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 750.00 (€ 662.37), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sizu Simada - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,428.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Composition von Sizu Simada kam im November 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 750,00 (€ 662,37) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Sizu Simada mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.428,68) versteigert wurde.