Takeo Yamaguchi

Ho (Crawl)

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, Lot 21
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: 8.000.000 - 15.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 12.450.000 HKD
TAKEO YAMAGUCHI (1902-1983)
Ho (Crawl)
signed, dated and titled in Japanese (on a label on the reverse)
oil on plywood
183.5 x 183.5 cm. (72 1⁄4 x 72 1⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1961

A top price for Yamaguchi Takeo - as previously expected

In May last year Christies in Hong Kong held the auction 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, which included the work Ho (Crawl) by Yamaguchi Takeo. The price achieved of HKD 12,450,000.00 (€ 1,478,082.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 8,000,000.00 – 15,000,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Ho (Crawl) is the most expensive artwork by Yamaguchi Takeo that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ho (Crawl) von Yamaguchi Takeo zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 12.450.000,00 (€ 1.478.082,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 8.000.000,00 – 15.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Ho (Crawl) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Yamaguchi Takeo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Other artists in this auction

Adrian Ghenie - Self Portrait in 1945
Adrian Ghenie
Auction: 26. May - 26. May 2022
Title: Self Portrait in 1945
Price: 10.650.000 HKD
Found at Christies
170 auction results
Hernan Bas - The Overly Prepped Boy (or The Approaching Glacier)
Hernan Bas
Auction: 26. May - 26. May 2022
Title: The Overly Prepped Boy (or The Approaching Glacier)
Price: 9.810.000 HKD
Found at Christies
203 auction results
Natee Utarit - GOD
Natee Utarit
Auction: 26. May - 26. May 2022
Title: GOD
Price: 4.032.000 HKD
Found at Christies
94 auction results
Madsaki - Birth of Venus II
Madsaki
Auction: 26. May - 26. May 2022
Title: Birth of Venus II
Price: 4.788.000 HKD
Found at Christies
138 auction results