20th/21st Century Evening Sale
20th/21st Century Evening Sale
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Price realised HKD 39,095,000 (32,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 25,000,000 – HKD 35,000,000
Details
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
PUMPKIN (HRU)
signed, titled, titled again in Japanese, and dated 'HRU PUMPKIN YAYOI KUSAMA 2014' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm. (39 3⁄8 x 39 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 2014
signed, titled, titled again in Japanese, and dated 'HRU PUMPKIN YAYOI KUSAMA 2014' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm. (39 3⁄8 x 39 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 2014
Provenance
Victoria Miro, London
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Further details
This work is accompanied by the registration card issued by the artist’s studio.
Price realised HKD 34,860,000 (28,500,000)
Estimate
HKD 18,000,000 – HKD 28,000,000
Details
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
La Promenade au bord de la mer (Le Bois de la Chaise Noirmoutier)
signed 'Renoir.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
66.2 x 81.4 cm (26 x 32 in.)
Painted circa 1892
La Promenade au bord de la mer (Le Bois de la Chaise Noirmoutier)
signed 'Renoir.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
66.2 x 81.4 cm (26 x 32 in.)
Painted circa 1892
Provenance
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired directly from the artist on 9 November 1892
Galerie Durand-Ruel, New York, transferred from the above in 1897
Ralph M. Coe, Cleveland, acquired from the above on 20 January 1920
Knoedler & Co., New York, acquired from the above on 30 December 1938
Sibyl Young Clark, Ohio, acquired from the above on 21 November 1939
Knoedler & Co., New York, acquired from the above on 4 January 1947
Ward Eggleston Galleries, New York, acquired from the above on 13 December 1950
Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, New York; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 25 February 1970, lot 41
Milena Jurzykowski, New York, acquired at the above sale
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest from the above in 1971; sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 14 May 2019, lot 53
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Durand-Ruel, New York, transferred from the above in 1897
Ralph M. Coe, Cleveland, acquired from the above on 20 January 1920
Knoedler & Co., New York, acquired from the above on 30 December 1938
Sibyl Young Clark, Ohio, acquired from the above on 21 November 1939
Knoedler & Co., New York, acquired from the above on 4 January 1947
Ward Eggleston Galleries, New York, acquired from the above on 13 December 1950
Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, New York; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 25 February 1970, lot 41
Milena Jurzykowski, New York, acquired at the above sale
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest from the above in 1971; sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 14 May 2019, lot 53
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
J. Meier-Graefe, Renoir, Leipzig, 1929, no. 218 (illustrated p. 242; dated 1890).
M. Drucker, Renoir, Paris, 1944, no. 105 (illustrated n.p.; dated circa 1890).
E. Fezzi, L'opera completa di Renoir, nel periodo impressionista, 1869-1883, Milan, 1972, no. 651 (illustrated p. 118; titled 'Passeggiata in riva al mare' and dated circa 1890).
E. Fezzi and J. Henri, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Renoir, période impressionniste, 1869-1883, Paris, 1985, no. 614 (illustrated p. 114; with incorrect dimensions and dated circa 1890).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné of paintings, pastels, drawings and watercolors, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 861 (illustrated p. 106).
M. Drucker, Renoir, Paris, 1944, no. 105 (illustrated n.p.; dated circa 1890).
E. Fezzi, L'opera completa di Renoir, nel periodo impressionista, 1869-1883, Milan, 1972, no. 651 (illustrated p. 118; titled 'Passeggiata in riva al mare' and dated circa 1890).
E. Fezzi and J. Henri, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Renoir, période impressionniste, 1869-1883, Paris, 1985, no. 614 (illustrated p. 114; with incorrect dimensions and dated circa 1890).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné of paintings, pastels, drawings and watercolors, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 861 (illustrated p. 106).
Exhibited
New York, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paintings by Renoir, February - March 1912, no. 12.
New York, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paintings by Renoir, January 1917, no. 11.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Renoir: A Special Exhibition of his Paintings, May - September 1937, no. 49 (illustrated; dated 1890).
New York, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paintings by Renoir, January 1917, no. 11.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Renoir: A Special Exhibition of his Paintings, May - September 1937, no. 49 (illustrated; dated 1890).
Further Details
This work will be included in the forthcoming Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
Price realisedHKD 28,810,000 (23,500,000)
Estimate
HKD 15,000,000 – HKD 25,000,000
Details
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
La clairvoyance
signed 'Magritte' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper
36 x 26.8 cm. (14 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in.)
Executed circa 1962
La clairvoyance
signed 'Magritte' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper
36 x 26.8 cm. (14 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in.)
Executed circa 1962
Provenance
Margaret Krebs, Brussels.
Brigitte Friedlender-Salik and Veronique Dwek-Salik, Brussels, acquired from the above circa 1965; sale, Christie's London, 4 February 2015, lot 121.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Brigitte Friedlender-Salik and Veronique Dwek-Salik, Brussels, acquired from the above circa 1965; sale, Christie's London, 4 February 2015, lot 121.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
D. Sylvester, ed., René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné, vol. IV, Gouaches, Temperas, Watercolours and Papiers Collés 1918-1967, London, 1994, no. 1504, p. 241 (illustrated).
R. Hughes, ed., Magritte en poche, Antwerp, 2009, no. 371, p. 424 (illustrated).
R. Hughes, ed., Magritte en poche, Antwerp, 2009, no. 371, p. 424 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, René Magritte, November 1987 - February 1988, no. 100, p. 279 (illustrated).
Yamaguchi, Prefectural Museum of Art, René Magritte, April - May 1988, no. 127, pp. 152 & 198 (illustrated p. 152); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, May - July 1988.
Oostende, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, René Magritte, June - August 1990, no. 63, pp. 206 & 280-281 (illustrated p. 207).
Knokke, Casino communal, Magritte, June - September 2001, no. 49., p. 127 (illustrated p. 72).
Brussels, Musée Magritte, on long term loan from 2009 till 2015.
Yamaguchi, Prefectural Museum of Art, René Magritte, April - May 1988, no. 127, pp. 152 & 198 (illustrated p. 152); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, May - July 1988.
Oostende, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, René Magritte, June - August 1990, no. 63, pp. 206 & 280-281 (illustrated p. 207).
Knokke, Casino communal, Magritte, June - September 2001, no. 49., p. 127 (illustrated p. 72).
Brussels, Musée Magritte, on long term loan from 2009 till 2015.
Price realisedHKD 112,625,000 (95,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 95,000,000 – HKD 125,000,000
Details
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night)
signed, titled, and dated 'Jean Michel 1984 - "SABADO POR LA NOCHE"' (on the reverse)
acrylic, silkscreen, oil stick, and paper collage on canvas
195.6 x 223.5 cm. (77 x 88 in.)
Executed in 1984
Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night)
signed, titled, and dated 'Jean Michel 1984 - "SABADO POR LA NOCHE"' (on the reverse)
acrylic, silkscreen, oil stick, and paper collage on canvas
195.6 x 223.5 cm. (77 x 88 in.)
Executed in 1984
Provenance
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich / Mary Boone, New York
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
Private collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 1993)
Christie's London, 25 June 2019, lot 6
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
Private collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 1993)
Christie's London, 25 June 2019, lot 6
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Une Rétrospective, exh. cat., Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1992 (illustrated, p. 135).
R. Marshall & J.L. Prat, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, 1996, vol. II (illustrated, p. 118; listed, p. 119, no. 6).
Galerie Enrico Navarra (ed.), Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris 2000, vol. II (illustrated, p. 196; listed, p. 197, no. 6).
Galerie Enrico Navarra (ed.), Jean-Michel Basquiat: Appendix, Paris, 2010 (listed, p. 36).
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Xerox, exh. cat., Nahmad Contemporary, New York, 2019 (illustrated, p. 33, no. 45; mentioned, p. 32).
R. Marshall & J.L. Prat, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, 1996, vol. II (illustrated, p. 118; listed, p. 119, no. 6).
Galerie Enrico Navarra (ed.), Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris 2000, vol. II (illustrated, p. 196; listed, p. 197, no. 6).
Galerie Enrico Navarra (ed.), Jean-Michel Basquiat: Appendix, Paris, 2010 (listed, p. 36).
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Xerox, exh. cat., Nahmad Contemporary, New York, 2019 (illustrated, p. 33, no. 45; mentioned, p. 32).
Exhibited
Marseille, Musée Cantini, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Une Rétrospective, 4 July - 20 September 1992.
Price realised HKD 47,565,000 (39,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 42,000,000 – HKD 55,000,000
Details
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Rêverie de Monsieur James
signed 'Magritte' (lower right); signed again, titled, dated and inscribed '"RÊVERIE DE MONSIEUR JAMES" MAGRITTE 1943 20P.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
54.3 x 73.7 cm. (21 3⁄8 x 29 in.)
Painted in 1943
Rêverie de Monsieur James
signed 'Magritte' (lower right); signed again, titled, dated and inscribed '"RÊVERIE DE MONSIEUR JAMES" MAGRITTE 1943 20P.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
54.3 x 73.7 cm. (21 3⁄8 x 29 in.)
Painted in 1943
Provenance
Lou Cosyn, Brussels, acquired from the artist
Private collection; Sotheby Parke Bernet London, 31 March 1982, lot 108
Davlyn Gallery, New York, acquired at the above sale
Sandra Moss, California, acquired from the above, circa 1984; Sotheby’s New York, 28 October 2020, lot 104
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection; Sotheby Parke Bernet London, 31 March 1982, lot 108
Davlyn Gallery, New York, acquired at the above sale
Sandra Moss, California, acquired from the above, circa 1984; Sotheby’s New York, 28 October 2020, lot 104
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Rob M, ‘René Magritte’, Le Nouveau Journal, Brussels, 7 January 1941, p. 2.
Letter from René Magritte to Edward James, 22 January 1941.
Letter from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, May 1943.
Postcard from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, 31 May 1943.
Postcard from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, 16 January 1946.
M. Mariën, Magritte, Les auteurs associés, Brussels, 1943, pl. 9 (illustrated).
Letter from René Magritte to Edward James, 6 January 1949.
Letter from René Magritte to André Bosmans, 1958.
R. Magritte, La Destination, lettres à Marcel Mariën, Brussels, 1977, nos. 46, 47 & 157, pp. 53, 54&178.
F. Perceval, ed., René Magritte: Lettres à André Bosmans 1958-1967, Paris, 1990, pp. 17-18, undated letter from 1958.
D. Sylvester, ed., S. Whitfield & M. Raeburn, René Magritte: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, London, 1993, no. 517, p. 306 (illustrated).
Letter from René Magritte to Edward James, 22 January 1941.
Letter from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, May 1943.
Postcard from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, 31 May 1943.
Postcard from René Magritte to Marcel Mariën, 16 January 1946.
M. Mariën, Magritte, Les auteurs associés, Brussels, 1943, pl. 9 (illustrated).
Letter from René Magritte to Edward James, 6 January 1949.
Letter from René Magritte to André Bosmans, 1958.
R. Magritte, La Destination, lettres à Marcel Mariën, Brussels, 1977, nos. 46, 47 & 157, pp. 53, 54&178.
F. Perceval, ed., René Magritte: Lettres à André Bosmans 1958-1967, Paris, 1990, pp. 17-18, undated letter from 1958.
D. Sylvester, ed., S. Whitfield & M. Raeburn, René Magritte: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, London, 1993, no. 517, p. 306 (illustrated).
Price realisedHKD 14,895,000 (12,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 9,500,000 – HKD 13,500,000
Details
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Autour de l'equilibriste
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil and pencil on masonite
60 x 40 cm. (23 5⁄8 x 15 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1975 - 1978
Autour de l'equilibriste
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil and pencil on masonite
60 x 40 cm. (23 5⁄8 x 15 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1975 - 1978
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Michel Cohen Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Private collection, California
Private collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Michel Cohen Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Private collection, California
Private collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Further details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Price realised HKD 11,991,000 (9,600,000)
Estimate
HKD 10,000,000 – HKD 15,000,000
Details
JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Between 2 Scarlets
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A62' (lower right); signed and dated again, titled, and inscribed with a handwritten description of media used ‘Albers 1962 Homage to the Square: “Between 2 Scarlets”’ (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
101.2 x 101.2 cm. (40 x 40 in.)
Painted in 1962
Homage to the Square: Between 2 Scarlets
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A62' (lower right); signed and dated again, titled, and inscribed with a handwritten description of media used ‘Albers 1962 Homage to the Square: “Between 2 Scarlets”’ (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
101.2 x 101.2 cm. (40 x 40 in.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private collection, Dallas
Private collection, New York
Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1985)
Christie's London, 23 March 2021, lot 48
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, Dallas
Private collection, New York
Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1985)
Christie's London, 23 March 2021, lot 48
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
ABC of the DaimlerChrysler art collection: a workbook for learners and students in South Africa, exh. cat., Seippel Verlag, Cologne, 2004 (illustrated, p. 12).
Geometría en el siglo XX en la Daimler Art Collection, exh. cat., The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (MALBA), 2010 (illustrated, p. 51; listed, p. 153).
R. Wiehager, Minimalism and After, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2010 (illustrated, p. 135).
R. Wiehager, Minimalism in Germany. The Sixties, exh. cat., Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2012 (illustrated, p.224).
R. Wiehager, Novecento mai visto: capolavori dalla Daimler Art Collection : from Albers to Warhol to (now), exh. cat., Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, 2013 (illustrated, p. 37, 137 & 173).
Highways and Byways. Together Again., exh. cat., Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, 2013 (illustrated, p. 6 & 25).
Geometría en el siglo XX en la Daimler Art Collection, exh. cat., The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (MALBA), 2010 (illustrated, p. 51; listed, p. 153).
R. Wiehager, Minimalism and After, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2010 (illustrated, p. 135).
R. Wiehager, Minimalism in Germany. The Sixties, exh. cat., Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2012 (illustrated, p.224).
R. Wiehager, Novecento mai visto: capolavori dalla Daimler Art Collection : from Albers to Warhol to (now), exh. cat., Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, 2013 (illustrated, p. 37, 137 & 173).
Highways and Byways. Together Again., exh. cat., Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, 2013 (illustrated, p. 6 & 25).
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Paintings by Josef Albers, 5-31 October 1970.
Berlin, New National Gallery, Geometry as Form: Structures of Modern Art from Albers to Paik, 30 April – 11 July 1999.
Karlsruhe, ZKM Center for Art and Media, Daimler Art Collection, 14 May – 31 August 2003.
Detroit Institute of Arts, On the Edge: Daimler Art Collection in Detroit, 29 October 2003 - 18 January 2004.
The Pretoria Art Museum, The Daimler Art Collection in South Africa I, 21 March - 27 June 2004.
Cape Town, South African National Gallery, The Damiler Art Collection in South Africa II, 3 October -6 November 2004.
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Conversation with Art, on Art, 14 January – 26 March 2006.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Classical: Modern I, 12 April – 24 September 2006.
Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), From Bauhaus to (Now!), 16 August – 9 December 2007.
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, MAXImin: Maximum Minimization in Contemporary Art, 9 February – 25 May 2008.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Museum und Galerie im Prediger, Art from a Hundred Years 1909-2009, 15 May – 13 September 2009.
The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (MALBA), Geometría en el siglo XX en la Daimler Art Collection, 13 August – 25 October 2010.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Minimalism in Germany. The Sixties II, 31 March – 9 September 2012.
Brescia, Museo de Santa Giulia, Novecento Mai Visto: Highlights from the Daimler Art Collection, From Albers to Warhol to (now), 8 March – 30 June 2013.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Highways and Byways. Together Again, 18 October 2013 – 16 March 2014.
Berlin, New National Gallery, Geometry as Form: Structures of Modern Art from Albers to Paik, 30 April – 11 July 1999.
Karlsruhe, ZKM Center for Art and Media, Daimler Art Collection, 14 May – 31 August 2003.
Detroit Institute of Arts, On the Edge: Daimler Art Collection in Detroit, 29 October 2003 - 18 January 2004.
The Pretoria Art Museum, The Daimler Art Collection in South Africa I, 21 March - 27 June 2004.
Cape Town, South African National Gallery, The Damiler Art Collection in South Africa II, 3 October -6 November 2004.
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Conversation with Art, on Art, 14 January – 26 March 2006.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Classical: Modern I, 12 April – 24 September 2006.
Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), From Bauhaus to (Now!), 16 August – 9 December 2007.
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, MAXImin: Maximum Minimization in Contemporary Art, 9 February – 25 May 2008.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Museum und Galerie im Prediger, Art from a Hundred Years 1909-2009, 15 May – 13 September 2009.
The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (MALBA), Geometría en el siglo XX en la Daimler Art Collection, 13 August – 25 October 2010.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Minimalism in Germany. The Sixties II, 31 March – 9 September 2012.
Brescia, Museo de Santa Giulia, Novecento Mai Visto: Highlights from the Daimler Art Collection, From Albers to Warhol to (now), 8 March – 30 June 2013.
Berlin, Daimler Contemporary, Highways and Byways. Together Again, 18 October 2013 – 16 March 2014.
Further details
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Josef Albers currently being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and is registered under no.1962.1.6.
Price realised HKD 14,895,000 (12,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 13,800,000 – HKD 18,800,000
Details
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920 - 2013)
11.2.67
signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed and titled 'ZAO WOU-KI 11.2.67.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm. (28 3⁄4 x 23 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1967
11.2.67
signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed and titled 'ZAO WOU-KI 11.2.67.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm. (28 3⁄4 x 23 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1967
Provenance
Private collection, France
Private collection, Taiwan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, Taiwan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
F. Marquet-Zao and Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonne des peintures Volume II 1959-1974, Flammarion, Paris, 2023 (illustrated, plate 0896, p. 166&302).
Further details
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki, dated 20 September 2010.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki (Information provided by Fondation Zao Wou-Ki).
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Zao Wou-Ki (Information provided by Fondation Zao Wou-Ki).
Price realisedHKD 7,308,000 (5,800,000)
Estimate
HKD 5,000,000 – HKD 8,000,000
Details
PARK SEO-BO (1931-2023)
Écriture No. 60-73
signed with the artist’s signature, signed again, titled, dated, and inscribed 'PARK, SEO-BO ÉCRITURE NO. 60-73 1973, à Séoul.'; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in Korean (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas
130 x 162 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 63 3⁄4 in.)
Executed in 1973
signed with the artist’s signature, signed again, titled, dated, and inscribed 'PARK, SEO-BO ÉCRITURE NO. 60-73 1973, à Séoul.'; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in Korean (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas
130 x 162 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 63 3⁄4 in.)
Executed in 1973
Provenance
Sigong Gallery, Seoul
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2002
Literature
XIII Bienal de São Paulo, exh. cat., Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, São Paulo, 1975, no. 6, p. 90.
PARK, SEO-BO, The Seo-Bo Arts and Cultural Foundation, Seoul, 1994 (illustrated, p. 239; listed, p. 286).
Park Seo-Bo: The Untiring Endeavorer, exh. cat., National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2019 (illustrated, p. 169).
PARK, SEO-BO, The Seo-Bo Arts and Cultural Foundation, Seoul, 1994 (illustrated, p. 239; listed, p. 286).
Park Seo-Bo: The Untiring Endeavorer, exh. cat., National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2019 (illustrated, p. 169).
Exhibited
Seoul, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art-Deoksugung, The 23rd National Art Exhibition, April 1974.
São Paulo, Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, XIII Bienal de São Paulo, 17 October - 15 December 1975.
Taipei, National Museum of History, Korean Modern Painting: Grand Exhibition of China - Korea Contemporary Art Exchange, 12 - 21 September 1977.
Gwacheon, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Park Seo-Bo’s Painting: Its Forty Years, 25 October - 24 November 1991.
Seoul, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Park Seo-Bo: The Untiring Endeavorer, 18 May - 1 September 2019.
São Paulo, Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, XIII Bienal de São Paulo, 17 October - 15 December 1975.
Taipei, National Museum of History, Korean Modern Painting: Grand Exhibition of China - Korea Contemporary Art Exchange, 12 - 21 September 1977.
Gwacheon, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Park Seo-Bo’s Painting: Its Forty Years, 25 October - 24 November 1991.
Seoul, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Park Seo-Bo: The Untiring Endeavorer, 18 May - 1 September 2019.
Price realised HKD 6,048,000 (4,800,000)
Estimate
HKD 4,000,000 – HKD 6,000,000
Details
LEE UFAN (B. 1936)
East Winds
signed and dated 'L. UFAN 83' (lower right); signed again, titled, and inscribed 'East Winds No. 831121, Leeufan' (on the reverse)
oil and mineral pigment on canvas
146.2 x 112.6 cm. (57 1⁄2 x 44 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1983
East Winds
signed and dated 'L. UFAN 83' (lower right); signed again, titled, and inscribed 'East Winds No. 831121, Leeufan' (on the reverse)
oil and mineral pigment on canvas
146.2 x 112.6 cm. (57 1⁄2 x 44 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1983
Provenance
Gallery Takagi, Nagoya
Private collection, Korea
Private collection, Korea
Private collection, Korea
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, Korea
Private collection, Korea
Private collection, Korea
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Price realised HKD 1,386,000 (1,100,000)
Estimate
HKD 1,000,000 – HKD 2,000,000
Details
LEE BAE (B. 1956)
Issu du feu White Line-F4
signed, titled, inscribed, and dated 'Leebae 2019 Issu du feu white line-F4 charbon de bois, oil pastel sur toile 162 x 130 cm'; signed, titled, and inscribed again in Korean (on the reverse)
charcoal and oil pastel on canvas
162 x 130 cm. (63 3⁄4 x 51 1⁄8 in.)
Executed in 2019
Issu du feu White Line-F4
signed, titled, inscribed, and dated 'Leebae 2019 Issu du feu white line-F4 charbon de bois, oil pastel sur toile 162 x 130 cm'; signed, titled, and inscribed again in Korean (on the reverse)
charcoal and oil pastel on canvas
162 x 130 cm. (63 3⁄4 x 51 1⁄8 in.)
Executed in 2019
Provenance
Johyun Gallery, Busan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Busan, Johyun Gallery, Collections, 1 August - 9 October 2024.
Price realised HKD 6,300,000 (5,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 5,000,000 – HKD 8,000,000
Details
RHEE SEUNDJA (1918-2009)
Composition
signed and dated 'SEUND JA RHEE 62' (lower right)
oil on canvas
129.5 x 195.3 cm. (51 x 76 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1962
Composition
signed and dated 'SEUND JA RHEE 62' (lower right)
oil on canvas
129.5 x 195.3 cm. (51 x 76 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Private collection
K Auction Seoul, 11 December 2013, lot 134
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
K Auction Seoul, 11 December 2013, lot 134
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Seundja Rhee: Towards the Antipodes, exh. cat., ArteNova, Venice, 2024 (illustrated, n.p.).
Exhibited
Venice, ArteNova, Seundja Rhee: Towards the Antipodes, 20 April - 24 November 2024.
Price realised HKD 2,520,000 (2,000,000)
Estimate
HKD 1,000,000 – HKD 2,000,000
Details
IZUMI KATO (B. 1969)
Untitled
signed with artist's signature, inscribed and dated '2008 oil on canvas 112 x 162 cm (100p)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
112.2 x 162 cm. (44 1⁄8 x 63 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 2008
Untitled
signed with artist's signature, inscribed and dated '2008 oil on canvas 112 x 162 cm (100p)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
112.2 x 162 cm. (44 1⁄8 x 63 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 2008
Provenance
Arataniurano, Tokyo
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, 11 May 2011, Lot 554
Private collection
Ravenel Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, Lot 516
Private collection (acquired at the above)
Sotheby's Hong Kong,10 October 2021 Lot 336
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, 11 May 2011, Lot 554
Private collection
Ravenel Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, Lot 516
Private collection (acquired at the above)
Sotheby's Hong Kong,10 October 2021 Lot 336
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
passed
Details
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Untitled
signed twice and dated ‘Yayoi Kusama 1970 c.’ (on the reverse)
oil and mixed media on canvas
60 x 50.4 cm. (23 5⁄8 x 19 7⁄8 in.)
Executed circa 1970
Untitled
signed twice and dated ‘Yayoi Kusama 1970 c.’ (on the reverse)
oil and mixed media on canvas
60 x 50.4 cm. (23 5⁄8 x 19 7⁄8 in.)
Executed circa 1970
Provenance
Jan Maarten Reinink, Bunnik (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the previous owner
Christie’s London, 8 March 2017, lot 175
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Thence by descent to the previous owner
Christie’s London, 8 March 2017, lot 175
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, exh. cat., M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 2022 (illustrated, p. 185).
Exhibited
Hong Kong, M+ Museum, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, November 2022-May 2023. This exhibition later travelled to Guggenheim Bilbao, June-August 2023.
Further details
This work is accompanied by the registration card issued by the artist’s studio.
