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Katsushika Hokusai
Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”]
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 252.000 USD
Price realised: 252.000 USD
Description
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”]
Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji), signed Hokusai aratame IItsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Horizontal oban: 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (25.1 x 36.5 cm.)
Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”]
Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji), signed Hokusai aratame IItsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Horizontal oban: 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (25.1 x 36.5 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) “Great Wave” by Katsushika Hokusai was auctioned at Christies in Los Angeles in September this year. Here, the upper estimate of USD 250,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 252,000.00 (€ 238,095.24). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Katsushika Hokusai achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work [Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) “Great Wave”|AID1099960] in March this year with an auction result of USD 2,760,000.00 (€ 2,538,631.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) “Great Wave” von Katsushika Hokusai kam im September diesen Jahres bei Christies in Los Angeles zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 250.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 252.000,00 (€ 238.095,24) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Katsushika Hokusai erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit [Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) “Great Wave”|AID1099960] im März diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.760.000,00 (€ 2.538.631,35).
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