Uemura Shoen

Bijin zu (Beauty)

Found at Christies, New York
JAPANESE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 6
11. May - 11. May 2001
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 99.500 USD
Uemura Shoen (1875-1949)
Bijin zu (Beauty)
Signed Shoen and sealed Shoen no in
Ink, color and gold on silk
30½ x 22 3/8in. (77.5 x 57cm.)
Certification on wood panel titled, signed and sealed by the artist; authenticated and dated 1914 by the artist's son Uemura Shoko (1902-2001) on 2001.3.5 just before his death

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Bijin zu (Beauty) by Uemura Shoen was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2001, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 99,500.00 (€ 117,681.85). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Uemura Shoen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Beauties of the twelve months, which sold at auction in March 2003 for USD 399,500.00 (€ 366,513.76).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Bijin zu (Beauty) von Uemura Shoen im Mai 2001 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 99.500,00 (€ 117.681,85) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Uemura Shoen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Beauties of the twelve months beobachtet, die im März 2003 für USD 399.500,00 (€ 366.513,76) versteigert wurde.

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