Yayoi Kusama
Blue Spots
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 8
17. May - 17. May 2023
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 8
17. May - 17. May 2023
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 USD
Price realised: 3.206.000 USD
Price realised: 3.206.000 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated "BLUE SPOTS KUSAMA 1965" on the reverse
stuffed cotton and kapok on wood
31 1/2 x 26 7/8 x 4 in. (80 x 68.3 x 10.2 cm)
Executed in 1965, this work is accompanied by a registration card issued by Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc.
This work has been requested for inclusion in the artist’s forthcoming exhibition Yayoi Kusama. The Dutch Years 1965-1970 organized by the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, to be held from September 23, 2023–January 25, 2024.
stuffed cotton and kapok on wood
31 1/2 x 26 7/8 x 4 in. (80 x 68.3 x 10.2 cm)
Executed in 1965, this work is accompanied by a registration card issued by Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc.
This work has been requested for inclusion in the artist’s forthcoming exhibition Yayoi Kusama. The Dutch Years 1965-1970 organized by the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, to be held from September 23, 2023–January 25, 2024.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Phillips in New York held the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which included the work Blue Spots by Yayoi Kusama. The price achieved of USD 3,206,000.00 (€ 3,009,198.42) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,500,000.00 – 3,500,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Yayoi Kusama achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Pumpkin in April this year with an auction result of HKD 30,000,000.00 (€ 30,635,869.57).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Blue Spots von Yayoi Kusama zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.206.000,00 (€ 3.009.198,42) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.500.000,00 – 3.500.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Yayoi Kusama erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Pumpkin im April diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 30.000.000,00 (€ 30.635.869,57).
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