Hiroshi Sugimoto
Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 72
16. May - 16. May 2007
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 72
16. May - 16. May 2007
Estimate: 900.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 1.888.000 USD
Price realised: 1.888.000 USD
Description
Hiroshi Sugimoto (b. 1948)
Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga
signed 'H. Sugimoto' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
triptych--gelatin silver print
three panels; each: 46 5/8 x 58 5/8 in. (118.3 x 148.8 cm.)
Executed in 1991-1992. This work is number three from an edition of five. (3)
Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga
signed 'H. Sugimoto' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
triptych--gelatin silver print
three panels; each: 46 5/8 x 58 5/8 in. (118.3 x 148.8 cm.)
Executed in 1991-1992. This work is number three from an edition of five. (3)
A top price for Hiroshi Sugimoto
The work Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga by Hiroshi Sugimoto was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2007. It achieved a price of USD 1,888,000.00 (€ 1,403,404.45), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 57%. This high result makes Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga the most expensive artwork by Hiroshi Sugimoto that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hiroshi Sugimoto
Die Arbeit Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga von Hiroshi Sugimoto wurde im Mai 2007 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.888.000,00 (€ 1.403.404,45) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 57%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Black Sea, Ozuluce; Yellow Sea, Cheju; Red Sea, Safaga zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hiroshi Sugimoto, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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