Sadamasa Motonaga: career timeline
Japanese · 1922–2011 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 27 of 30 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 3 | $68.8kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 6 | 4 | $184kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 8 | 5 | $9kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 6 | 4 | $6.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up | Mixed media |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | — | Other |
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1960s 5 works
1970s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $184kSign up
- Average
- $153kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 36 in (67 × 92 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Acrylic (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Right Left Red$244kSign up
1974 Yon Kuru$192kSign up
1974 Work$176kSign up
1976 Untitled (Tapestry)$1.6kSign up
c. 1977 [7 Silkscreens]Unsold
1978 Three Shapes are DrawnUnsold
1980s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $9kSign up
- Average
- $17.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 21.5 in (51 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Screenprint (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1982 Two & Two$44.7kSign up
1982 From Square of White LinesUnsold
1982 Untitled$23.9kSign up
c. 1982 Untitled (triptych)$8.8kSign up
c. 1983 Untitled (4 works)$882Sign up
1984 UntitledUnsold
1985 Red Point is ElevenUnsold
1989 Perfect Shape and Shape$9kSign up
1990s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $6.7kSign up
- Average
- $59.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12.5 in (24 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (2), Watercolor (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 From the Shape of an EllipseUnsold
1990 Green Form White Light$225kSign up
1992 Four Triangles Backed in Red$7.8kSign up
1993 One Two Three Like White Light is OutUnsold
1993 Untitled$5.6kSign up
1998 Untitled$1.1kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $4.9kSign up
- Average
- $4.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 10.5 in (23 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
2000 Red Oval and Shapes$4.9kSign up
2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 13 × 16.5 in (33 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
2011 Mie 1922 - Kobe 2011 / Senza titolo, 1963Result not published
Creation date not recorded
3 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $3.8kSign up
- Average
- $3.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 16 in (32 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2019 Senza titolo$3.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Sadamasa Motonaga auction results →