Park Sookeun
Tree and three figures, 1962
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese & Korean Art, Lot 210
11. Sep - 11. Sep 2012
Japanese & Korean Art, Lot 210
11. Sep - 11. Sep 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Park Sookeun (1914-1965)
Tree and three figures, 1962
Signed in hangul, Sookeun, and inscribed on verso in hangul, Park Sookeun, and in roman letters, Park Sookeun 1962
Oil on canvas, framed
25¾ x 19 7/8in. (65.5 x 50.5cm.)
Tree and three figures, 1962
Signed in hangul, Sookeun, and inscribed on verso in hangul, Park Sookeun, and in roman letters, Park Sookeun 1962
Oil on canvas, framed
25¾ x 19 7/8in. (65.5 x 50.5cm.)
A top price for Park Sookeun
This artwork by Park Sookeun achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2012. In the Japanese & Korean Art auction, the work Tree and three figures, 1962 sold for USD 1,986,500.00 (€ 1,545,192.91) - well above the upper estimate of USD 800,000.00. This high result makes Tree and three figures, 1962 the most expensive artwork by Park Sookeun that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Park Sookeun
Dieses Kunstwerk von Park Sookeun erzielte im September 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese & Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Tree and three figures, 1962 für USD 1.986.500,00 (€ 1.545.192,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Tree and three figures, 1962 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Park Sookeun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Park Sookeun - Auction history
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