Utagawa Sadahide
Unknown
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 EUR
Price realised: 5.250 EUR
Price realised: 5.250 EUR
Description
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873)
A triptych showing Asahina holding a pipe on the beach in the Land of the Pygmies, published in 1849-53, fair impression, colour and condition, damaged in the corners; and fourteen other topographic and heroic triptychs by Sadahide in fair to good general condition (15)
A triptych showing Asahina holding a pipe on the beach in the Land of the Pygmies, published in 1849-53, fair impression, colour and condition, damaged in the corners; and fourteen other topographic and heroic triptychs by Sadahide in fair to good general condition (15)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Unknown by Utagawa Sadahide was worth EUR 5,250.00 to a buyer in May 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Asian Art at Christies in Amsterdam and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 1,500.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Utagawa Sadahide - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama), which sold at auction in September 2002 for USD 17,925.00 (€ 18,144.55).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Unknown von Utagawa Sadahide war einem Käufer im Mai 2008 EUR 5.250,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Asian Art bei Christies in Amsterdam erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Sadahide mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama) beobachtet, die im September 2002 für USD 17.925,00 (€ 18.144,55) versteigert wurde.
Utagawa Sadahide - Auction history
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