The Collection of Masamichi Katayama Realizes $2.5 Million,
Selling 95% by Lot and 99% by Value
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New Now
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The Collection of Masamichi Katayama: Life is hard… Let’s go shopping.
New York, 19 September 2017
Combined Sale Total: $5,010,188 / £3,710,044 / €4,182,505
Total Lots Sold: 230 | Total Lots Offered: 280
Combined Sold by Lot: 82% | Combined Sold by Value: 88%
Rebekah Bowling, Phillips’ Specialist and Head of New Now Sales, Americas, said “We are thrilled to kick off the fall season with such an enthusiastic response to works from the collection of Masamichi Katayama, founder of the acclaimed Japanese design firm Wonderwall. The sale began with KAWS’ Four Foot Companion (Grey) soaring to $87,500, nearly six times its low estimate. Spirited bidding continued from across the globe with bidders from 38 countries participating in the sale, eager to acquire these works of contemporary art, design, and photography. The solid results from the afternoon session of New Now underscore the continued demand for works by emerging artists in addition to those with an established market. Across both sales, we saw strong demand for artists who were new to the secondary market, including Julia Chiang, Ramiro Gomez, and Firelei Baez. We look forward to the conclusion of the sale of Mr. Katayama’s collection next month, when his Adrian Ghenie painting is offered in the London Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art on 6 October.”
The Collection of Masamichi Katayama: Life is hard… Let’s go shopping.
TOP TEN LOTS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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16 |
On Kawara, Friday July 14, 2000 (Today series no. 26), 2000 |
$220,000-280,000 |
$399,000 £295,460/€333,085 |
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15 |
Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Black and Creamsicle), 2007 |
$150,000-200,000 |
$300,000 £222,150/€250,440 |
|
14 |
Tomoo Gokita, General Emotionality, 2008 World auction record for the artist |
$40,000-60,000 |
$181,250 £134,216/€151,308 |
|
12 |
KAWS, Untitled (BB2), 2000 |
$80,000-120,000 |
$106,250 £78,678/€88,698 |
|
1 |
KAWS, Four Foot Companion (Grey), 2007 |
$15,000-20,000 |
$87,500 £64,794/€73,045 |
|
11 |
KAWS, Untitled, 2010 |
$60,000-80,000 |
$81,250 £60,166/€67,828 |
|
5 |
KAWS, Four Foot Companion (Black), 2007 |
$15,000-20,000 |
$81,250 £55,538/€62,610 |
|
8 |
KAWS, Untitled, 1999 |
$20,000-30,000 |
$68,750 £50,909/€57,393 |
|
10 |
KAWS, Untitled, 1999 |
$20,000-30,000 |
$68,750 £50,909/€57,393 |
|
7 |
KAWS, Untitled, 1999 |
$20,000-30,000 |
$68,750 £50,909/€57,393 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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14 |
Tomoo Gokita, General Emotionality, 2008 |
$40,000-60,000 |
$181,250 £134,216/€151,308 |
|
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*previous record price: $112,814 set in 2016 |
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TOP TEN LOTS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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126 |
Nicole Eisenman, Foos Ball Trilogy: (i) Part I Sinking Ships; (ii) Part II Rescue; (iii) Part III Game Preparations, 1994 |
$200,000-300,000 |
$175,000 £129,588/€146,090 |
|
153 |
Jiro Takamatsu, Shadow No. 1459, 1997 |
$80,000-120,000 |
$100,000 £74,050/€83,480 |
|
157 |
Pat Steir, Blue, 1971 |
$15,000-20,000 |
$68,750 £50,909/€57,393 |
|
138 |
Kenny Scharf, Untitled, 1982 |
$40,000-60,000 |
$68,750 £50,909/€57,393 |
|
102 |
Shara Hughes, Chillax, 2011 |
$10,000-15,000 |
$56,250 £41,653/€46,958 |
|
101 |
Nicole Eisenman, Mountain Man, 2006 |
$12,000-18,000 |
$52,500 £38,876/€43,827 |
|
309 |
David Kim Whittaker, Pavilion Figure, 2014-2017 |
$20,000-30,000 |
$52,500 £38,876/€43,827 |
|
308 |
Mike Dargas, Walking on Sunshine, 2017 |
$12,000-18,000 |
$47,500 £35,174/€39,653 |
|
274 |
Dan Rees, Untitled, 2012 |
$20,000-30,000 |
$43,750 £32,397/€36,523 |
|
165 |
Robert Longo, Study of F16 Jet, 2016 |
$30,000-40,000 |
$40,000 £29,620/€33,392 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
123 |
Sarah Sze, Cyan Stone, 2013-2015 |
$30,000-50,000 |
$37,500 £27,769/€31,305 |
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*previous record price: $11,040 set in 2014 |
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187 |
John Ahearn, Victor and Ernest, 1982 |
$3,000-5,000 |
$21,250 £15,736/€17,740 |
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*previous record price: $9,350 set in 1992 |
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209 |
Raúl Cordero, A painting the same size as Lucian Freud’s "Benefits Supervisor Resting", 2012 |
$10,000-15,000 |
$25,000 £18,513/€20,870 |
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*previous record price: $23,750 set in 2016 |
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282 |
Daniel Arsham, Glacial Rock Television, 2014 |
$5,000-7,000 |
$8,125 £6,017/€6,783 |
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*previous record price: $6,875 set in 2014 |
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*Lots 215, 218, and 249 sold directly after the auction.
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