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Nobuyoshi Araki

Japanese · b. 1940 · Photographer

Nobuyoshi Araki , professionally known by the mononym Arākii (アラーキー), is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. Known primarily for photography that blends eroticism… (Wikipedia)

$191,000≈ £114,853≈ €138,506Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFrom Close to RangePhillips259lots offered2008–2026years recorded76%sold (180)$4.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. From Close to Range by Nobuyoshi Araki, 1991, Gelatin silver print diptych, printed 2008, sold Apr 2014From Close to RangePhillips · $191,000≈ £114,853≈ €138,506Sign up to see
  2. 77 Works by Nobuyoshi Araki, n.d., Twenty-nine digital chromogenic prints, twenty-seven gelatin silver prints, eight Polaroids, eight colour copy prints, t, sold May 201377 WorksPhillips · £110,500≈ $171,386≈ €130,480Sign up to see
  3. 101 works for Robert Frank (Private Diary) by Nobuyoshi Araki, 1993, 101 gelatin silver prints, each framed, sold Oct 2013101 works for Robert Frank (Private Diary)Phillips · $100,000≈ £61,569≈ €73,779Sign up to see

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  1. DELON Kun(a set of 2) by Nobuyoshi Araki, 2019, Ceramic, edition no. 61/70; 122/230, offered Dec 2020
    DELON Kun(a set of 2), 2019
    Sculpture · ed. 61/70
    27(L) x 13(W) x 25(H) cm
    Ravenel · · Lot 333
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$130,000–220,000View at Ravenel ↗
  2. Tokyo Comedy by Nobuyoshi Araki, 1997, Chromogenic print, printed later, flush-mounted, offered Nov 2018
    Tokyo Comedy, 1997
    Photograph
    Image: 37.8 x 57.5 cm (14 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.) Frame: 46 x 65.2 cm (18 1/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Painting Flower by Nobuyoshi Araki, 2004, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium, offered Jun 2018
    Painting Flower, 2004
    Photograph
    39.7 x 59.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 834
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,500–4,500View at Lempertz ↗
  4. Painting Flower by Nobuyoshi Araki, 2004, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium, offered Jun 2018
    Painting Flower, 2004
    Photograph
    39.7 x 59.6 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 835
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,500–4,500View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Personal Sentimentalism in Photography by Nobuyoshi Araki, 2000, Fotografia in bianco e nero, offered Nov 2016
    Personal Sentimentalism in Photography, 2000
    Photograph
    51x60,8 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 316
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
  6. Kinbaku by Nobuyoshi Araki, 2000, Dye destruction print, printed 2015, offered Oct 2016
    Kinbaku, 2000
    Photograph
    49 3/8 x 39 3/8 in. (125.4 x 100 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Polaeros by Nobuyoshi Araki, offered May 2016
    Polaeros
    10x10 cm
    Pananti · · Lot 207
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Pananti ↗
  8. Polaeros by Nobuyoshi Araki, offered May 2016
    Polaeros
    10x10 cm
    Pananti · · Lot 208
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Pananti ↗
  9. Selected Images from Shijyo, Tokyo - Marketplace of Emotions and Kakyoku by Nobuyoshi Araki, 1997-1998, Six chromogenic prints, flush-mounted, printed 2007, offered May 2016
    Selected Images from Shijyo, Tokyo - Marketplace of Emotions and Kakyoku, 1997-1998
    Photograph
    Each 39.5 x 58.5 cm (15 1/2 x 23 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Untitled (Standing bound nude) from A Nikki/A Diary by Nobuyoshi Araki, 1994, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted, offered May 2016
    Untitled (Standing bound nude) from A Nikki/A Diary, 1994
    Photograph
    62 x 99 cm (24 3/8 x 38 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
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Nobuyoshi Araki signature

165 catalogued lots by Nobuyoshi Araki record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (92% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse122
  • in the margin9
  • lower right1

Form

  • signed127
  • signed in pencil36
  • signed and dated2

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About Nobuyoshi Araki

Nobuyoshi Araki , professionally known by the mononym Arākii (アラーキー), is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. Known primarily for photography that blends eroticism and bondage in a fine art context, he has published over 500 books.

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