Modern & Contemporary Art –
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
153
Shusaku Arakawa
Untitled, 1967
Oil on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 9,000 Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000End: 02-15-26 16:16:00 Berlin
02-15-26 10:16:00 New York
02-15-26 07:16:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:56m)
02-15-26 10:16:00 New York
02-15-26 07:16:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:56m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
Lot description
Shusaku Arakawa
1936 - 2010
Untitled. 1967.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, titled, and inscribed in faint ink at the bottom right. 99 x 83 cm (38.9 x 32.6 in). [AW].
• From 1962 onwards, Arakawa combined drawing, painting, and construction to create his distinctive pictorial diagrams.
• In 1968 and 1977, he participated in the documenta in Kassel, and in 1970 in the Venice Biennale.
• As early as 1978, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam presented an extensive retrospective.
• In addition to painting and graphic art, Shusaku Arakawa is a well-known architect and architectural theorist.
• The artist's works can be found in renowned museums, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Dwan Gallery, New York (verso on the stretcher with the gallery label).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited, since then in family ownership).
In good condition. The outer edges of the image and the outer margins are slightly rubbed in places and slightly soiled at the outer edges of the image. There is a tiny loss of color in the upper two corners and in the center of the left and right edges of the image. Irregularities on the reverse side at the bottom edge of the image, which are slightly visible on the front. The condition report was prepared to the best of our knowledge and belief in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source.
1936 - 2010
Untitled. 1967.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, titled, and inscribed in faint ink at the bottom right. 99 x 83 cm (38.9 x 32.6 in). [AW].
• From 1962 onwards, Arakawa combined drawing, painting, and construction to create his distinctive pictorial diagrams.
• In 1968 and 1977, he participated in the documenta in Kassel, and in 1970 in the Venice Biennale.
• As early as 1978, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam presented an extensive retrospective.
• In addition to painting and graphic art, Shusaku Arakawa is a well-known architect and architectural theorist.
• The artist's works can be found in renowned museums, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Dwan Gallery, New York (verso on the stretcher with the gallery label).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited, since then in family ownership).
In good condition. The outer edges of the image and the outer margins are slightly rubbed in places and slightly soiled at the outer edges of the image. There is a tiny loss of color in the upper two corners and in the center of the left and right edges of the image. Irregularities on the reverse side at the bottom edge of the image, which are slightly visible on the front. The condition report was prepared to the best of our knowledge and belief in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source.
153
Shusaku Arakawa
Untitled, 1967
Oil on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 9,000 Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000End: 02-15-26 16:16:00 Berlin
02-15-26 10:16:00 New York
02-15-26 07:16:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:56m)
02-15-26 10:16:00 New York
02-15-26 07:16:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:56m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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