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- Survival Star
Rieko Sakurai
Survival Star
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art, Lot 558
27. May - 27. May 2007
Asian Contemporary Art, Lot 558
27. May - 27. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
RIEKO SAKURAI (Born in 1977, Japanese)
Survival Star
signed, titled and dated 'Rieko Sakurai; Survival Star; 2004' in English (on reverse)
oil on canvas
182.3 x 91 cm. (71 3/4 x 35 3/4 in.)
Painted in 2004
Survival Star
signed, titled and dated 'Rieko Sakurai; Survival Star; 2004' in English (on reverse)
oil on canvas
182.3 x 91 cm. (71 3/4 x 35 3/4 in.)
Painted in 2004
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
The work Survival Star by Rieko Sakurai was worth HKD 180,000.00 (€ 17,139.67) to a buyer in May 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Asian Contemporary Art at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 25,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Rieko Sakurai - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Dots Girl, which sold at auction in May 2008 for HKD 667,500.00 (€ 54,952.92).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Survival Star von Rieko Sakurai war einem Käufer im Mai 2007 HKD 180.000,00 (€ 17.139,67) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 25.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Rieko Sakurai mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Dots Girl beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für HKD 667.500,00 (€ 54.952,92) versteigert wurde.