Shomei Tomatsu
Oshima Eiko, Actress, 1961 and Kabuki Stage Hand, Tokyo
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw, Lot 41
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw, Lot 41
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Description
1964
Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 and chromogenic print, printed 2004.
10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)
15 7/8 x 12 in. (40.3 x 30.5 cm)
Each signed and dated in pencil or ink on the verso.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2004
Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 and chromogenic print, printed 2004.
10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)
15 7/8 x 12 in. (40.3 x 30.5 cm)
Each signed and dated in pencil or ink on the verso.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2004
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Oshima Eiko, Actress, 1961 and Kabuki Stage Hand, Tokyo by Shomei Tomatsu was auctioned at Phillips in New York in October 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 5,000.00 (€ 4,412.28). Admittedly, works by Shomei Tomatsu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (series 'Chewing Gum and Chocolate, Yokosuka'), 1958 in November last year with an auction result of EUR 37,800.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Oshima Eiko, Actress, 1961 and Kabuki Stage Hand, Tokyo von Shomei Tomatsu im Oktober 2018 bei Phillips in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 5.000,00 (€ 4.412,28) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shomei Tomatsu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (series 'Chewing Gum and Chocolate, Yokosuka'), 1958 im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 37.800,00.
Shomei Tomatsu - Auction history
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