Kumi Sugai
Japanese · 1919–1996 · Painter, Printmaker
Kumi Sugai was a Japanese painter and printmaker. Driven by an interest in avant-garde painting, Sugai moved to Paris in 1952 where he quickly attracted critical attention,… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
KAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance)Phillips · $293,000≈ £193,783≈ €273,551Sign up to see
Akatsuki (Dawn)Phillips · $106,250≈ £78,820≈ €90,165Sign up to see
La Planète Mercuse No. 2Phillips · HK$302,400≈ $38,523≈ £31,406≈ €36,514Sign up to see
Kumi Sugai’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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- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- SOYOKAZÉ, 1957Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$15,000–20,000
Also offered, result not published (4)
Lots by Kumi Sugai that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Kumi Sugai paintings (14)Kumi Sugai oil paintings (14)Kumi Sugai works on paper (6)Kumi Sugai gouaches (3)Kumi Sugai prints (21)Kumi Sugai lithographs (11)Kumi Sugai screenprints (8)
About Kumi Sugai
Kumi Sugai was a Japanese painter and printmaker. Driven by an interest in avant-garde painting, Sugai moved to Paris in 1952 where he quickly attracted critical attention, participating in numerous exhibitions in Paris and abroad. First working in a style resembling informalism or lyrical abstraction, he became affiliated with the Nouvelle École de Paris. During the early 1960s, his artworks radically transformed when he developed a hard-edge abstract style influenced by his interest in automobiles and contemporary urban living. While he did not officially associate himself with any single artistic movement or group, he collaborated on multiple projects with his poet friends, Jean-Clarence Lambert and Makota Ōoka.
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