AUCTION - 2023.05.29

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Thank you for partaking in our "The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" sale held on May 26＆27.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 1,099,607,000 JPY
Lots sold: 91.6%

Highest lot sold is Lot.198 SHIRAGA Kazuo "Untitled" which fetched JPY 110,400,000



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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 176
KYNE
Untitled
8,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,825,000 JPY




LOT. 182
Mr.
I Fell in Love
2,500,000 - 3,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 6,555,000 JPY




LOT. 194
KUSAMA Yayoi
Tears
50,000,000 - 80,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 88,550,000 JPY




LOT. 197
KAWARA On
24. JAN. 1971 "Today" Series No. 2
30,000,000 - 50,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 49,450,000 JPY




LOT. 198
SHIRAGA Kazuo
Untitled
40,000,000 - 70,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 110,400,000 JPY




LOT. 201
KANAYAMA Akira
Work
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,250,000 JPY




LOT. 212
YUN Hyong-Keun
UMBER-BLUE
7,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,250,000 JPY




LOT. 214
LEE U-fan
From Line
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 19,550,000 JPY




LOT. 215
Damien HIRST
Aminolevulinic Acid
25,000,000 - 35,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 41,400,000 JPY



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AUCTION - 2023.04.17

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION

Thank you for partaking in our "The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION sale held on April 14＆15.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 286,988,250 JPY
Lots sold: 90.3%

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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 284
TOMOZAWA Kotao
slime XXXVI
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 5,060,000 JPY




LOT. 306
IMAI Ulala
LOVERS
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 12,075,000 JPY




LOT. 347
Andy WARHOL
Mobil, from Ads
(F. & S. Ⅱ.350)
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY


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AUCTION - 2023.03.13

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 56th SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined

Thank you for partaking in our "The 56th SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined" sale held on March 11.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 797,789,500 JPY
Lots sold: 97.7%
Top lot was KUSAMA Yayoi’s “Pumpkin (B.H.T)” with a bid of JPY 172,500,000

Following artists marked their world records:
・IDA Yukimasa’s large sized oil on canvas “Picasso” fetched 55,200,000
・KOMATSU Miwa’s live-painted work “Blessings from the heavens, prayers to the heavens, reflecting off the surface of the water as the dragon swells” achieved the world record in US dollars (JPY 29,325,000)

YUN Hyong-Keun’s “UMBER-BLUE” attracted the most enquiries at the sale and showed a significant increase of over 10 times the lower estimate

The winning bid for the works by overseas artists such as Aboudia and Atanda Quadri ADEBAYO listed in Japanese auction for the first time, exceeded the upper estimate and demonstrated strong presence


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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 039
Hernan BAS
Private Bouquet (8)
3,000,000 - 6,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 7,245,000 JPY




LOT. 044
Backside works.
NO WAR - love & peace
4,000,000 - 7,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 18,975,000 JPY





LOT. 054
KATO Izumi
Untitled
2,500,000 - 3,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,695,000 JPY




LOT. 055
IDA Yukimasa
Picasso
12,000,000 - 22,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 55,200,000 JPY




LOT. 058
KUSAMA Yayoi
Pumpkin (B.H.T)
70,000,000 - 130,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 172,500,000 JPY




LOT. 062
ISHIDA Tetsuya
Untitled
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 23,000,000 JPY




LOT. 070
LEE U-fan
Correspondance
20,000,000 - 30,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 39,100,000 JPY




LOT. 071
YUN Hyong-Keun
UMBER-BLUE
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY




LOT. 085
Jean-Michel
BASQUIAT Flexible
7,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 21,275,000 JPY



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AUCTION - 2023.01.30

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Thank you for partaking in our "The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" sale held on January 27 and 28.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 1,129,961,250 JPY
Lots sold: 93.9%
Top lot was KUSAMA Yayoi's "Grapes" with a bid of JPY 149,500,000.
Their very first listing at auctions both in Japan and abroad, works by SHUN SUDO and YAIRI Koichi attracted much attention and many bids.
Unique works by EGAMI Etsu and TANIGUCHI Syozo, both of which were listed at our auction for the first time, were sold well above the upper estimates.

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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 164
Andy WARHOL
Chicken'n Dumplings, from Campbell's Soup Ⅱ (F. & S. Ⅱ.58)
4,000,000 - 7,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY




LOT. 430
IDA Yukimasa
Lady
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 11,500,000 JPY





LOT. 435
KUSAMA Yayoi
Grapes
40,000,000 - 70,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 149,500,000 JPY




LOT. 439
KUSAMA Yayoi
Dress (C)
20,000,000 - 30,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 48,300,000 JPY




LOT. 441
NARA Yoshitomo
Power Plant (No. YNF3583)
8,000,000 - 14,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,825,000 JPY




LOT. 444
Edgar PLANS
How do you start a painting?
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 5,290,000 JPY





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AUCTION - 2022.10.31

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 54th SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art

Thank you for partaking in our "The 54th SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art" sale held on October 28 and 29.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 1,458,625,500 JPY
Lots sold: 95.1%
The acrylic painting by Teppei Takeda attracted the most enquiries at the sale and fetched 48.3 million Japanese yen, approximately 32 times the lower estimate at the first listing.
The works by master European and American artists such as Alighiero Boetti, Richard Serra and Andy Warhol attracted many bids from both Japan and overseas also fetched significant sales results, selling well above the upper estimates.

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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 153
TAKEDA Teppei
PAINTING OF PAINTING 012
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 48,300,000 JPY




LOT. 217
KUSAMA Yayoi
FLOWERS (WAO)
35,000,000 - 55,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 63,250,000 JPY





LOT. 222
LEE U-fan
From Notch
15,000,000 - 25,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 40,250,000 JPY




LOT. 226
KIM Tschang-Yeul
Waterdrops
10,000,000 - 15,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 26,450,000 JPY




LOT. 275
Richard SERRA
T.W.U. #14
6,000,000 - 9,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 18,400,000 JPY




LOT. 277
Alighiero BOETTI
Il silinzio é d'oro
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 9,200,000 JPY

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AUCTION - 2022.10.12

[Highlight] Richard SERRA | T.W.U. #14 | OCTOBER 2022 Modern and Contemporary Art

Highlight from the "54th SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art" sales on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022.

"The weight of a drawing derives not only from the number of layers of paintstick but mainly from the particular shape of the drawing"
（Richard Serra: Drawings, Zeichnungen 1969-1990, Benteli Verlag, 1991）

Richard Serra is widely known for large-scaled metal sculptures, yet his drawings play a major role in his career and also receive high recognition with its originality, that officially acknowledged when the first retrospective exhibition of drawings was held at the three distinguished American museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Menil Collection, Houston.

For Serra, drawing is not an étude of his sculptural works, but an autonomous work of art for exploring the possibility of viewing experience on the two-dimensional supporting medium, which significantly differs from the general meaning of its term equivalent to sketch or line drawing. The drawing "T.W.U. #14" executed in 1981 shown here is a fine example of his artistic transformation from the three-dimensional sculpture to the two-dimensional drawing. In 1980 Serra installed a vertical sculpture consisting 36 feet high of three vertical metal plates at the entrance of subway station in Tribeca, New York City. This monumental work was named in honor of the Transport Workers Union (T.W.U) devoted to this project, becoming one of the monumental works by Serra in a dialogue of "Site Specificity" that the physical location and surroundings of artwork are inseparable from its identity.

A year after, Serra attempts to recreate the intense physicality of T.W.U. on paper. The three rectangular shapes represent as a deep black thick paintstick motif over the work with rough but confident strokes. The line on the left side is drawn diagonally toward to the bottom, where left margin to help visualizing the weight. The contrast between the substantial quality of the waxy paintstick and the ephemerality of the supporting medium creates dynamism and its kinetic spatiality, and reveals the physical qualities of the drawings' material.



Lot.275 Richard SERRA
1981
T.W.U. #14
Paintstick on paper
127.0 × 96.5 cm (50 × 38 in.)
Provenance:
Blum Helman Gallery, New York
KOH Gallery, Tokyo
Private collection, Japan
Literature:
"Richard Serra : Drawings, Zeichnungen 1969-1990" Benteli Verlag, 1991, P. 232, No. 189
"Thomas Lawson : Exhibition review, Artforum Vol. 19, April 1981", P. 68 (illustrated)
JPY 6,000,000 - 9,000,000
USD 42,900 - 64,300

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AUCTION - 2022.10.12

[Highlight] LEE U-fan | From Notch | OCTOBER 2022 Modern and Contemporary Art

Highlight from the "54th SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art" sales on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022.

In August 1972, Lee Ufan held his first solo exhibition in Korea at Myungdong Gallery in Seoul. At the same show, he presented various experimental works, including oil paintings depicting electric cords, light bulbs, and the light; a series of works entitled Cut Up, in which he chisels and carves wooden panels. The former deals with an optical illusion in which trickery and reality intersect, while the latter emphasizes materiality. In the "11th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan: Twenty Years of Contemporary Art in Retrospect," held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in May 1973, he showed two Limiting Elements (original title Cut Up). The Cut Up series was introduced in Seoul in 1972 and Tokyo in 1973, showing that Lee was then returning from three-dimensional to two-dimensional.
The works comprised of wooden panels, each carved with countless chisel marks, amount to records of a repeated physical process with subtle variations. These gestural traces essentially encompass a cyclical, universal sense of time and infinity, manifested through the dialogue between the artist's consciousness and the external materials. The same underlying elements are present in Lee's paintings from the same period.
In later years, Lee Ufan would thoroughly pursue an aesthetic of "non-intervention" by presenting his sculptures and paintings in a casually simple manner with fewer gestures. However, various attempts were made to reach such an emphasis. This work allows the viewer to enjoy a "physical act" rarely seen today.



Lot.222 LEE U-fan
1971
From Notch
Wood
102.4 × 89.0 × 2.5 cm (40⅜ × 35 × 1 in.)
Provenance:
KOH Gallery, Tokyo
Private collection, Japan
JPY 15,000,000 - 25,000,000
USD 107,100 - 178,600

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AUCTION - 2022.09.20

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 53rd SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION

Thank you for partaking in our "The 53rd SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION" sale held on September 16 and 17.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 488,347,500 JPY
Lots sold: 96.4%
Kotao Tomozawa's canvas work was sold for JPY 3,910,000, approximately 20 times the lower estimate at the first listing.

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◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 050
1. KYNE／2. MURAKAMI Takashi × KYNE
1. Untitled : A-O／2. Untitled : P-R
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 20,125,000 JPY

LOT. 219
NAGAI Tomoko
White weasel
400,000 - 700,000 JPY
Price Realized 4,600,000 JPY





LOT. 230
TOMOZAWA Kotao
slime XXXII
200,000 - 300,000 JPY
Price Realized 3,910,000 JPY




LOT. 234
IMAI Ulala
KOARA
1,200,000 - 1,800,000 JPY
Price Realized 6,095,000 JPY




LOT. 238
IDA Yukimasa
Momo
1,200,000 - 1,800,000 JPY
Price Realized 7,245,000 JPY




LOT. 273
ROKKAKU Ayako
Untitled
30,000,000 - 50,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 72,450,000 JPY

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AUCTION - 2022.08.29

The 53rd SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION

SBI Art Auction is thrilled to present "The 53rd SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION" sales on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17, 2022.
The sale will feature canvas works by ROKKAKU Ayako, who set a world record at the July sale; popular artists such as KYNE, IMAI Ulala, and IDA Yukimasa, who have been selling at high prices at recent sales and original works by up-and-coming artists such as KONISHI Toshiyuki, SATOH Naritaka, and NAGAI Tomoko.
As for the edition works, collection of six silkscreens including "Love Is In The Air", one of BANKSY's most famous works will be featured along with many other appealing works.

【Auction Date】
[Lots. 001-215] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 1:00 PM (JST) –
[Lots. 216-422] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 1:00 PM (JST) –

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