Okokume
Bringing Hope
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, Lot 101
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2021
Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, Lot 101
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Okokume
b. 1985
Bringing Hope
polystone, metal, acrylic and mixed media, with original box, handling gloves and certificate of authenticity
signed and numbered 52/100 on the certificate of authenticity
Executed in 2019, this work is number 52 from an edition of 100, produced by the artist in collaboration with How2Work and JPS Gallery.
overall: 30 by 16 by 16 cm. 11¾ by 6¼ by 6¼ in.
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Okokume b. 1985
JPS Gallery, Hong Kong | Acquired from the above by the present owner | ---------------------------------------------- | 香港，JPS 畫廊 | 現藏者購自上述來源
b. 1985
Bringing Hope
polystone, metal, acrylic and mixed media, with original box, handling gloves and certificate of authenticity
signed and numbered 52/100 on the certificate of authenticity
Executed in 2019, this work is number 52 from an edition of 100, produced by the artist in collaboration with How2Work and JPS Gallery.
overall: 30 by 16 by 16 cm. 11¾ by 6¼ by 6¼ in.
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Okokume b. 1985
JPS Gallery, Hong Kong | Acquired from the above by the present owner | ---------------------------------------------- | 香港，JPS 畫廊 | 現藏者購自上述來源
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Bringing Hope by Okokume was worth HKD 75,600.00 (€ 8,036.59) to a buyer in January 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art | Hong Kong at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 20,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Okokume have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Eyes of the Soul (2 Works) in April this year with an auction result of HKD 69,300.00 (€ 70,768.86).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Bringing Hope von Okokume war einem Käufer im Januar 2021 HKD 75.600,00 (€ 8.036,59) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art | Hong Kong bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Okokume auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Eyes of the Soul (2 Works) im April diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 69.300,00 (€ 70.768,86).
Okokume - Auction history
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