AUCTION - 2024.02.09

[Highlight] Gerhard RICHTER | Strip (3232) (Butin 148) | MARCH 2024 Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined

Highlight from the "63rd SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined" sales on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

Born in 1932 in Germany, Gerhard Richter is a prominent contemporary artist known for his diverse and innovative artworks. Richter has continually pushed the conceptual and visual boundaries of contemporary painting over the course of six decades, encompassing oil painting, photography, glass panel and digital printing. He has challenged artistic conventions, seamlessly moving between abstraction and representation. Richter's iconic photo paintings, expression using of a squeegee technique, and exploration of digital media reflect his profound impact on the art world.  
This artwork belongs to Richter's Strip series, initiated in 2011 when Richter was 79. It is a digital inkjet print in 11 colors, derived from a detail of the 1990 hand-painted work Abstraktes Bild [CR: 724-4], which was fragmented and mirrored multiple times. There are 72 different stripe patterns are made in the Stripe series and each of the 72 pieces is a unique piece. The digital prints are laminated onto aluminum behind a thin layer of perspex. Richter employs a method of digitally manipulating and rearranging scanned images, resulting in compositions with vibrant and varied color palettes. By vertically dividing the scanned work, mirroring and copying strips, and then horizontally stretching them, he has created several captivating, colorful striped pieces. In the evolution from manual to digital techniques, Richter has brilliantly fused painting with technology, introducing a captivating alliance.

Richter meticulously documents these patterns in his 2011 publication, "Patterns" The book presents a curated selection from the over 4,000 patterns generated by his software-driven process, with some included in his paintings. This showcases Richter's meticulous focus on detail, color, and print quality.

Richter's work has been exhibited globally, earning recognition for its conceptual depth and technical mastery. Richter's enduring influence has solidified his status as one of the most important contemporary artists.

Lot.046 Gerhard RICHTER
2011
Strip (3232) (Butin 148)
Digital fine art print on paper, mounted on Alu-Dibond
S. 32.0 × 91.0 cm (12⅝ × 35⅞ in.)
Frame size: 53.0 × 105.0 × 3.5 cm (20⅞ × 41⅜ × 1⅜ in.)
Provenance: WAKO WORKS OF ART, Tokyo
Exhibited: November 11 - 30, 2011 "Gallery Show Part I" WAKO WORKS OF ART, Tokyo
JPY 7,000,000 - 13,000,000
USD 49,300 - 91,500

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PRESS - 2024.01.31

Report

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2023
Summary
- In a total of 7 auctions, the total price realized was amounted to JPY5.2billion, marking the second-highest performance in the history of our auctions. Despite the volatile market conditions, we maintained a high average sell-through rate.
- Regardless of the online or on-site auction, we achieved a participant turnout comparable to the previous year, demonstrating consistent engagement across various auction formats. The international diversity of successful bidders and the broad range of age groups
remained robust.
- In addition to the enduring influence of renowned artists such as KUSAMA Yayoi, MURAKAMI Takashi, and NARA Yoshitomo, our diverse selection of works from the same era, including pieces that have significantly shaped Japanese art history, received positive acclaim.


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2022
Summary
- Recorded a total of JPY 6.93 billion in sales value, 1.5 times higher than the previous year
- Changes in the price range of successful bids
- Growing presence of young collectors


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AUCTION - 2024.01.30

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 62nd SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art

Thank you for partaking in our "The 62nd SBI Art Auction | Modern and Contemporary Art" sale held on January 27 and 28.
Auction result is now available on our website.

Total Sales: 1,015,047,500 JPY
Lots sold: 92.0%

In the first sale of 2024, an acrylic and colored pencil work on paper by Nara Yoshitomo, featured on catalogue cover, was sold for a staggering 132.25 million JPY, exceeding the high estimate.

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



Lot. 090
NARA Yoshitomo
Fuck You (No. YNF2107)
60,000,000 - 90,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 132,250,000 JPY



Lot. 007
Andy WARHOL
Mick Jagger (F. & S. Ⅱ.147)
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 18,400,000 JPY



Lot. 086
KUSAMA Yayoi
NO.B.
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 21,850,000 JPY



Lot. 118
ROKKAKU Ayako
Untitled
15,000,000 - 25,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 28,750,000 JPY



Lot. 145
TOMOZAWA Kotao
slime XXXVII
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 12,075,000 JPY



Lot. 059
Bernard BUFFET
Nature morte aux poires
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 13,225,000 JPY

◆Upcoming auctions and deadline for consignment
The 63rd SBI Art Auction | Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Preview: Thursday, March 7 - Saturday, March 9, 2024
Deadline for consignment: Closed

The 64th SBI Art Auction
Date: Friday, April 12 - Saturday, April 13, 2024
Deadline for consignment: Mid-February, 2024

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PRESS - 2024.01.19

Achieved our second-highest performance to date, A report looking back at our activities 2023 has been published

We have published a report on our website, looking back at our activities in 2023.
In 2023, we held a total of 7 auctions, recording a total winning bid amount of 5.2 billion yen, the second-highest performance since the start of our auction business. This report presents an overview of our activities from various perspectives. This time, we focused on the interests of the participants from the viewpoint of "inquiries" and included a ranking of the top 15 artists by turnover as an appendix. We hope that through this report, we can widely convey the excitement of the Japanese art market.

■2023 Look Back

【Table of contents】
Introduction
Summary
2023 auction achievements
Participants’ trends
Hot topics of 2023
Auction schedule for H1 of 2024
Appendix

【Release date】
Friday, January 19, 2024

【URL】
https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/pdf/en/article/Look_Back-2023.pdf

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SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 60 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of June 2023
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■Upcoming auction (TBC)
The 62nd SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Auction Date: Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2024

The 63rd SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined
Auction Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
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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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[Lots. 001-199] FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024, at 5:00 PM (JST)
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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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[Lots. 001-199] FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024, at 5:00 PM (JST)
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PRESS - 2023.12.26

Kick off the New Year with an art experience at Daikanyama on the weekend Featuring a focus on the dialogue between modern and contemporary art

SBI Art Auction is pleased to present the “62nd SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, at Daikanyama Hillside Forum. As our first attempt, we will simultaneously hold a preview and auction on the weekend.
In our first sale of 2024, we will introduce fine pieces of modern art to provide a high-quality art experience in the dialogue of creations in the past, present, and future. It includes works by Japanese artists active in the global contemporary art scene, such as KUSAMA Yayoi's mixed media 'VENUS' (2002), and a work on paper by NARA Yoshitomo (1998) featuring a girl with a provocative gaze, a signature motif of the artist. Moreover, the portrait of a girl peeling fruit by the representative Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1895) demonstrates his exploration of painting expression through vivid colors and soft brushwork. Also featured is a still-life oil painting by Bernard BUFFET (1966), long appreciated in Japan for its rigid black lines and restrained colors that capture the post-World War II zeitgeist.
The auction will be held on January 27 and 28, on the weekend, and some works can be viewed at the same venue even during the auction. An auction catalogue featuring the NARA’s 1998 work on the cover will be distributed for free at the venue. We eagerly await your visit.

■The 62nd SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Number of Lots: 500
Total low estimate: JPY635,910,000

Auction Date:
Saturday, January 27 11:00 AM (JST)- Lot. 001-199
Sunday, January 28 11:00 AM (JST)- Lot. 200-502

Temporary Closure:
Monday, January 29, 2024

Preview:
Wednesday, January 24 – Thursday, January 25 11:00AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Friday, January 26 11:00AM – 6:00 PM (JST)
Saturday, January 27 – Sunday, January 28 10:30AM – 5:00 PM (JST)
*Only selected works will be exhibited on the days of the auction.

Venue:
HILLSIDE FORUM (18-8 Sarugakucho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, Japan)

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■Highlights　
*Access to online catalogue (to be published on Tuesday, January 9): https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/121



■About our auction


SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 60 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of June 2023
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

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Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
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■Upcoming auction (TBC)
The 63rd SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined
Auction Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

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NEWS - 2023.12.22

Year-End and New Year Holiday Closure

We will be closed for the year-end and New Year holiday during the following period.

Holiday Closure Period:
December 30, 2023 – January 3, 2024

We will start addressing your inquiries in sequence after our office reopens on January 4, 2024.
We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

NEWS - 2023.12.15

Revision of our Privacy Policy

SBI Art Auction and SBI Art Port's Privacy Policy has been revised as of December 15, 2023.

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