Shôzô Shimamoto
Japanese · 1928–2013 · Painter
Shōzō Shimamoto was a Japanese artist. Having studied with Jirō Yoshihara, the future Gutai leader, from 1947, Shimamoto was a key founding member of Gutai along with Yoshihara… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Palazzo Ducale 33Phillips · HK$1,625,000≈ $208,098≈ £155,610≈ €174,111Sign up to see
UntitledRavenel · NT$4,560,000≈ $144,187≈ £114,680≈ €129,304Sign up to see
Magi 901 (Bottle crash)Ketterer Kunst · €112,500≈ $125,730≈ £98,596Sign up to see
Shôzô Shimamoto’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).
ArtSell has recorded 34 auction results for Shôzô Shimamoto between 2012 and 2026, of which 18 sold (53%). A further 15 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.2kSign up free to see to $208kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $208kSign up free to see for Palazzo Ducale 33 at Phillips in November 2017. The most common medium is acrylic paintings (15 lots). Most results come from Farsettiarte (18), Pananti (8) and Ravenel (8).
34 results
- €2,646≈ $3,053≈ £2,264Sign up free to see
- €1,008≈ $1,178≈ £870Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1991NT$180,000Sign up free to see
- NT$120,000Sign up free to see
- €50,400≈ $57,103≈ £42,944Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2010$18,900≈ £13,910≈ €16,184Sign up free to see
- €9,324≈ $11,011≈ £7,943Sign up free to see
- NT$2,880,000≈ $97,661≈ £77,269≈ €85,457Sign up free to see
- €1,260≈ $1,411≈ £1,150Sign up free to see
- Palazzo Ducale 11, 2008£62,500≈ $79,331≈ €69,711Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (15)
Lots by Shôzô Shimamoto that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Shôzô Shimamoto paintings (19)Shôzô Shimamoto acrylic paintings (15)Shôzô Shimamoto works on paper (3)
Shôzô Shimamoto: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Shôzô Shimamoto at auction?
$208,098Sign up free to see, for Palazzo Ducale 33 at Phillips (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Shôzô Shimamoto?
The median sale price is $70.6kSign up free to see across 16 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Shôzô Shimamoto have sold at auction?
18 of 34 recorded lots sold between 2012 and 2026. 15 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Shôzô Shimamoto?
Farsettiarte, Pananti and Ravenel account for the most recorded results. Farsettiarte · Pananti · Ravenel
About Shôzô Shimamoto
Shōzō Shimamoto was a Japanese artist. Having studied with Jirō Yoshihara, the future Gutai leader, from 1947, Shimamoto was a key founding member of Gutai along with Yoshihara and fifteen others in August, 1954. He was close to the leader Yoshihara and actively engaged in the early activities and group administrations. He worked with a wide variety of techniques, such as poking holes in layered newspaper, throwing bottles of paint at canvases, experimenting with film and stage performances, and composing sound art. He was particularly noted for his innovative performance art. Indeed, when Yoshihara turned to focus more on painting, upon his meeting with the French art critic Michel Tapié, Shimamoto continued to urge the leader to pursue this direction, wanting to work with Allan Kaprow, for example.
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