Yayoi Kusama

A Butterfly

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, Lot 52
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: 20.000.000 - 30.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 31.650.000 HKD
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
A Butterfly
signed, titled and dated ‘A. BUTTERFLY YAYOI KUSAMA 2009.’; titled in Chinese (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
97 x 130.3 cm. (38 1⁄4 x 51 1⁄4 in.)
Painted in 2009

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

In May last year Christies in Hong Kong held the auction 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, which included the work A Butterfly by Yayoi Kusama. Here, the upper estimate of HKD 30,000,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for HKD 31,650,000.00 (€ 3,757,534.25). Admittedly, works by Yayoi Kusama have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Pumpkin in April this year with an auction result of HKD 30,000,000.00 (€ 30,635,869.57).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Butterfly von Yayoi Kusama zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von HKD 30.000.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für HKD 31.650.000,00 (€ 3.757.534,25) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Yayoi Kusama auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Pumpkin im April diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 30.000.000,00 (€ 30.635.869,57).

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