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)
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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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 13 | 93% | $46.2kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $293kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 13 | 93% | $46.2kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $293kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 4 | 67% | $2.2kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 20 | 95% | $555Sign up | $573Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $647Sign up | $647Sign up | $647Sign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 10 | 91% | $640Sign up | $705Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 8 | 100% | $459Sign up | $286Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $381Sign up | $381Sign up | $381Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $9.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $704Sign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $193Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $435Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $53.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | $24kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $293kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $708Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $675Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $205Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $740Sign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |