Michael Kenna

Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
American Muse: The Collection of Nina Griscom, Lot 14
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020

Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD

Description

numbered signed and dated '13/45 Michael Kenna. 2002' (on the mount), the first; numbered, signed and dated '3/45 Michael Kenna 2002' (on the mount), the second; numbered, signed and dated '5/45 Michael Kena. 2002' (on the mount), the third; numbered, signed and dated '35/45 Michael Kenna. 2001' (on the mount), the fourth; numbered, signed and dated '1/45 Michael Kenna 2002' (on the mount), the fifth; numbered, signed and dated '12/45 Michael Kenna 2002' (on the mount), the sixth
gelatin silver prints
8 x 7 1 ⁄ 2 in. (20.3 x 19 cm.), the largest
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Robert Mann Gallery, New York. | Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2003.

A top price for Michael Kenna

This artwork by Michael Kenna achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2020. In the American Muse: The Collection of Nina Griscom auction, the work Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain sold for USD 13,750.00 (€ 11,242.85) - well above the upper estimate of USD 5,000.00. This high result makes Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain the most expensive artwork by Michael Kenna that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Michael Kenna

Dieses Kunstwerk von Michael Kenna erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Muse: The Collection of Nina Griscom wurde die Arbeit Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain für USD 13.750,00 (€ 11.242,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Michael Kenna, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.