Toshinobu Onosato
B-4
Found at
Christies,
New York
First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY, Lot 136
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2016
First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY, Lot 136
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2016
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Description
signed, dated and inscribed in Japanese '1960 T. Onosato' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (50.1 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Gres Gallery, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1961
oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (50.1 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Gres Gallery, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1961
A top price for Onosato Toshinobu
The work B-4 by Onosato Toshinobu was worth USD 87,500.00 (€ 77,860.83) to a buyer in September 2016. This price was achieved in the auction First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 20,000.00 many times over. This high result makes B-4 the most expensive artwork by Onosato Toshinobu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Onosato Toshinobu
Die Arbeit B-4 von Onosato Toshinobu war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 87.500,00 (€ 77.860,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht B-4 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Onosato Toshinobu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.