Toshiyuki Konishi - Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel Hong Kong Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | Phillips

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  • “Why are you drinking?” demanded the little prince.

    “So that I may forget,” replied the tippler.

    “Forget what?” inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him.

    “Forget that I am ashamed,” the tippler confessed, hanging his head.

    “Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.

    “Ashamed of drinking!” The tippler brought his speech to an end, and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.

    — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

    • Provenance

      Urano Gallery, Tokyo
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Untitled

signed and dated 'Toshiyuki Konishi 2016' lower right
oil on paper
33.5 x 24 cm. (13 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2016.

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Estimate
HK$8,000 - 12,000 
€910-1,400
$1,000-1,500

Sold for HK$10,710

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Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel

Online Auction 7-14 December 2021