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AUCTION - 2023.12.27

[Highlight] Pierre-Auguste RENOIR | Tête de jeune fille épluchant un fruit | JANUARY 2024 Modern and Contemporary Art

Highlight from the "62nd SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art" sales on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Renowned as a leading figure in the Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir left an indelible mark on the art world, producing nearly 3,800 oil paintings throughout his prolific career - a staggering volume that outshines contemporaries like Oscar-Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. Renoir's artistic journey grasps changes over time. Many of his early works were initially inspired by Impressionism's vibrant palette.

“About 1883 something like a break occurred in my work. I had reached the end of ‘impressionism,’ and I had come to realize that I did not know how to paint or draw. Simply put, I was in a deadlock.” As he says, Renoir felt the limitations of the Impressionist style, especially the method of dividing brush strokes, and thereafter moved on to explore his own unique expressions.

Bathed in his characteristic bright colors and gentle brushstrokes, this particular masterpiece of a girl portrait was created in 1895 after a decade of artistic exploration. With the splendid fusion of the sense of form acquired by pursuing the classical drawing method of drawing objects with clear lines and the color expression influenced by impressionism, the body remains standing out from the background and maintains shaped. The leisurely motion of the hand peeling fruit and the radiant, smooth skin of the young girl convey a profound sense of her warmth and innocence.

Best known for his depictions of joyous scenes, female sensuality, and landscapes, Renoir became synonymous with vibrant colors, fluid brushwork, and an unwavering focus on capturing the play of light. Today, his works are displayed in major museums and collections around the world, and he remains an important figure in the history of art. This year marks 150 years since the first Impressionist exhibition which Renoir, Monet and others participated in 1874. The magnitude of the influence that the Impressionist painters have had on the future of art history is immeasurable.

Lot.061 Pierre-Auguste RENOIR
1895
Tête de jeune fille épluchant un fruit
Oil on canvas
41.0 × 33.0 cm
This work will be included in the forthcoming Pierre-Auguste Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
Provenance：
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the artist (December 31, 1897)
Galerie Durand-Ruel, New York（1925）
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris
Maurice Coutot, Paris（December 10, 1937）
Private Collection, Paris, by descent from above
JPY 70,000,000 - 100,000,000
USD 473,000 - 675,700

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AUCTION - 2023.12.27

[Highlight] Marc CHAGALL | Le Cirque (Mourlot 490-527) | JANUARY 2024 Modern and Contemporary Art

Highlight from the "62nd SBI Art Auction｜Modern and Contemporary Art" sales on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Marc Chagall, a Belorussian-born French artist, is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. As a trailblazer of the Modern art movement, he left behind extensive paintings, ceramics, print works, that are dreamlike masterpieces. His extensive works undoubtedly had a profound impact on the art world. This captivating lithograph set "Le Cirque" beautifully expresses his lifelong fascination with the circus.

Chagall's fascination with the circus dates back to his childhood. As a child in pre-revolutionary Vitebsk in modern-day Belarus, the spectacle of traveling acrobats, clowns, and equestrians trying to entertain the local villagers made a deep impression on him. The scene of a father and son attempting a clumsy yet intense juggling act on the street, only to be overlooked by the indifference of the villagers, was etched in his mind. This representative set of lithographs from 1967 artistically captures Chagall's childhood impressions of the circus as a vivid and dynamic spectacle.

This complete set consists of 23 color and 15 black-and-white lithographs, capturing a dream-like tableau depicting animals, acrobats, and clowns. Chagall skillfully brings to life his childhood fascination with the circus and vividly portraying memories of his vibrant youth. Within this set, his iconic motifs-- goats, hens, horses adorned with irregular colors, energetically animated circus organizers, lovers floating through the air, and jugglers leaping in the distant background—are seamlessly blended. Through these masterful compositions and colors, Chagall established his distinctive artistic style and earned an unshakeable reputation as one of the leaders of modern art.

Lot.060 Marc CHAGALL
1967
Le Cirq ue (Mourlot 490-527)
ED. 250
Lithograph, the complete set of 38 works (23 printed in colors), on Arches paper, title
page and text with original wove paper wrappers, cloth-covered boards and slipcase
S. 45.1 × 34. 6 cm (17¾ × 13⅝ in. ) (each)
Publisher:Tériade Editeur, Paris
JPY 6,000,000 - 9,000,000
USD 42,900 - 64,300

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AUCTION - 2023.10.28

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 61st SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art

Thank you for partaking in our "The 61st SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art" sale held on October 27 and 28.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 1,066,665,250 JPY
Lots sold: 91.0%

The last sale of 2023 ended successfully with a turnover of 1,066,665,250 yen and a through rate of 91.0%.
Akira Kanayama's "Work" (1958) on the cover of the catalog sold for 48.3 million yen, 9.6 times the lower estimate.

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

Lot. 112
Andy WARHOL
Anniversary Donald Duck (F. & S. ⅡA.360)
6,000,000 - 9,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,825,000 JPY

Lot. 113
Andy WARHOL
Marilyn Monroe (F. & S. Ⅱ.30)
8,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 21,275,000 JPY

Lot. 114
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (After)
Untitled (Per Capita)
8,000,000 - 14,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 15,525,000 JPY

Lot. 130
KANAYAMA Akira
Work
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 48,300,000 JPY

Lot. 149
KUSAMA Yayoi
Pumpkin
30,000,000 - 50,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 69,000,000 JPY

Lot. 150
KUSAMA Yayoi
Pumpkin
50,000,000 - 80,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 80,500,000 JPY

Lot. 154
MURAKAMI Takashi
Untitled
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 15,525,000 JPY

Lot. 162
NAWA Kohei
Untitled
4,500,000 - 7,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 11,500,000 JPY

Lot. 229
KAWS
UNTITLED (KIMPSONS 4) (PACKAGE SERIES)
7,000,000 - 10,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 19,550,000 JPY

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AUCTION - 2023.09.16

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 60th SBI Art Auction | LIVE STREAM AUCTION

Thank you for partaking in our "The 60th SBI Art Auction | LIVE STREAM AUCTION" sale held on SEPTEMBER 15 and 16.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 198,633,750 JPY
Lots sold: 85.7%

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

Lot. 256
KYNE
Untitled
6,000,000 - 9,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 13,225,000 JPY

Lot. 323
Andy DENZLER
Woman in Burnt Sienna
3,500,000 - 5,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 12,650,000 JPY

Lot. 401
YAMADA Masaaki
Work C. 175
900,000 - 1,400,000 JPY
Price Realized 2,300,000 JPY

Lot. 390
KUSAMA Yayoi
FLOWERS A (Kusama 349)
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 6,325,000 JPY

Lot.387
NARA Yoshitomo
Flashlight Girl (No. YNF3957)
800,000 - 1,400,000 JPY
Price Realized 2,012,500 JPY

Lot.365
Alex KATZ
Ada (Cantz 288)
400,000 - 700,000 JPY
Price Realized 954,500 JPY

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AUCTION - 2023.07.18

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 59th SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art

Thank you for partaking in our "The 59th SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art" sale held on JULY 14 and 15.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 631,867,500 JPY
Lots sold: 88.6%

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

Lot. 196
KATO Izumi
Untitled
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 27,600,000 JPY

Lot. 236
TOMOZAWA Kotao
slimeLIX
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 7,130,000 JPY

Lot. 276
NARA Yoshitomo
The Punk (No. YNF2221)
8,000,000 - 14,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 23,000,000 JPY

Lot. 283
KUSAMA Yayoi
Pumpkin (E.E.E.)
50,000,000 - 80,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 60,950,000 JPY

Lot.348
Keith HARING
Untitled (Surfboard)
7,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 29,900,000 JPY

Lot.349
Andy WARHOL
Mickey Mouse, from Myths (F. & S. Ⅱ.265）
15,000,000 - 25,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 39,100,000 JPY

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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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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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