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Arthur Okamura

American · 1932–2009 · Painter, Printmaker

Arthur Okamura was an American artist, working in screen printing, drawing and painting. He lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was Professor Emeritus at the California… (Wikipedia)

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When the Moon is BlackBonhams · Feb 2023$3,570≈ £2,981≈ €3,336Sign up to see
Glowings IBonhams · Feb 2023$3,188≈ £2,661≈ €2,979Sign up to see
WatersBonhams · Jul 2026$2,816≈ £2,084≈ €2,456Sign up to see

Arthur Okamura’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Arthur Okamura, Waters, oil on canvas — Waters
Bonhams · Jul 16, 2026
$2,816Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Miles Davis, oil on canvas — Miles Davis
Bonhams · Jul 16, 2026
$832Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Hand Still Life, 1964, pastel and charcoal on paper — Hand Still Life, 1964
Toomey & Co. · Jun 26, 2025
$635Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Fishes, 1987, watercolor on paper — Fishes, 1987
Michaan's Auctions · Sep 15, 2023
$369Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Untitled (Tree) — Untitled (Tree)
Bonhams · May 30, 2023
$140Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Landscape, oil on canvas — Landscape
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$2,423Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, When the Moon is Black, oil and wax on canvas — When the Moon is Black
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$3,570Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Glowings I, oil on canvas — Glowings I
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$3,188Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Glowings, oil on canvas — Glowings
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$2,295Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Fusions, oil and wax on canvas — Fusions
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,020Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Image for a Dead Tree, oil and wax on canvas — Image for a Dead Tree
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$638Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Shell Box, oil and wax on canvas — Shell Box
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,020Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Untitled, oil and wax on canvas — Untitled
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$2,805Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Stack, oil on canvas — Stack
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$2,295Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Moody Landscape, oil on paper affixed to canvas — Moody Landscape
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$510Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Cave of Winds and Fusions (a group of two) — Cave of Winds and Fusions (a group of two)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,148Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Bird Box, oil on board — Bird Box
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$2,040Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Bird Spaces, oil on canvas — Bird Spaces
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$893Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Fingerprint with Waiting Birds, oil and wax on canvas — Fingerprint with Waiting Birds
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$638Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Sea Shells, oil and wax on canvas — Sea Shells
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,403Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Shells with Wave, oil on canvas — Shells with Wave
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,913Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Flame Flower, oil on canvas — Flame Flower
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,084Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Greengrove, watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper — Greengrove
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,084Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Fall Scene, oil on canvas — Fall Scene
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$357Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Ornamented Skull, oil and gouache on colored paper — Ornamented Skull
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$255Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Caged Butterfly, oil on panel — Caged Butterfly
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$255Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Bird in a Cage, oil on canvas — Bird in a Cage
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$701Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Sea Nymph and Untitled (a group of two), first signed and dated 'OKAMURA '61' (upper right) and titled on a gallery label (on the reverse); second signed and dated 'OKAMURA 66' (lower right) — Sea Nymph and Untitled (a group of two)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$765Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Yellow Moon, oil on canvas — Yellow Moon
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$893Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Woods on Slope, pastel on paper — Woods on Slope
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,020Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Landscape, gouache and ink on paper — Landscape
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$701Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Night Bloom (Diptych), oil on canvas — Night Bloom (Diptych)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,275Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two), first oil on board; second pastel and pencil on paper — Head Pulse and Tanya in Quilt (a group of two)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$1,211Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three), Hive ink on vellum on hive paper; Wolf pastel on paper; Horse charcoal on paper — Hive and Bees, The Wolf, and Horse Landscape (a group of three)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
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Arthur Okamura, Still Life with Vase, Nude, Houses, and San Francisco Bay Bridge (a group of four), Vase ink on paper; Nude and Houses gouache and pencil on paper; Bay felt tip marker on paper — Still Life with Vase, Nude, Houses, and San Francisco Bay Bridge (a group of four)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$829Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Untitled (Bird), charcoal and pastel on paper — Untitled (Bird)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$319Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Paradise Lost (a group of three), first and second signed and dated 'OKAMURA '60' (lower right) and inscribed (lower left); third signed — Paradise Lost (a group of three)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$191Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Yin-Yang; Arp/Rodin, 1971, Screenprints in colors on Rives BFK paper, each signed in pencil — Yin-Yang; Arp/Rodin, 1971
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$204Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Rock and Feathers — Rock and Feathers
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022
$1,211Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Edging Near Depths — Edging Near Depths
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022
$1,530Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Beach Rocks — Beach Rocks
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022
$2,805Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Dark Rock — Dark Rock
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2022
$1,913Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Pond Holes — Pond Holes
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2022
$2,805Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Feather — Feather
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2022
$2,040Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, California Coastal Scene, 1959, mixed media on paper — California Coastal Scene, 1959
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 14, 2021
$360Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Four Trees and a Noble Sky, 1960, oil on canvas — Four Trees and a Noble Sky, 1960
Bonhams · Aug 24, 2014
$1,875Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Spanish port, oil on canvas — Spanish port
Bonhams · Jan 26, 2014
$625Sign up free to see

Arthur Okamura, Sea Moons — Sea Moons
Bonhams · Jan 30, 2023

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