Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Nets (TWHOQ)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, Lot 18
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2022
20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, Lot 18
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Infinity Nets (TWHOQ)
signed, titled and dated 'Yayoi Kusama 2006 INFINITY NETS TWHOQ' (on the reverse of each panel)
acrylic on canvas (triptych)
each: 194 x 130.3 cm. (76 3/8 x 51 1/4 in.) (3)
overall: 194 x 390.9 cm. (76 3/8 x 153 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2006
Infinity Nets (TWHOQ)
signed, titled and dated 'Yayoi Kusama 2006 INFINITY NETS TWHOQ' (on the reverse of each panel)
acrylic on canvas (triptych)
each: 194 x 130.3 cm. (76 3/8 x 51 1/4 in.) (3)
overall: 194 x 390.9 cm. (76 3/8 x 153 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2006
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
The work Infinity Nets (TWHOQ) by Yayoi Kusama was sold in the 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in Hong Kong in November last year. It achieved a price of HKD 53,250,000.00 (€ 6,607,890.15), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 40%. 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 um 40 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Infinity Nets (TWHOQ) von Yayoi Kusama wurde im November letzten Jahres in der Auktion 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 53.250.000,00 (€ 6.607.890,15) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 40%. 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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