Motonaga Sadamasa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Motonaga Sadamasa Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 12, 2024
Ueni Nanatsu/ Empty Room (collaboration work with Bakuzan Sakaki)
Est: ¥150,000 - ¥200,000
a set of two mixed media on paper, each signed, sealed and dated, one titled, the other with signature and seal by Bakuzan Sakaki, each framed
Mallet Auction
Dec. 01, 2024
元永定正 SADAMASA MOTONAGA (JAPANESE, 1922-2011)
Est: NT$480,000 - NT$700,000
紅點是十一 Red Point is Eleven 簽名左下：S.Motonaga ‘85 Signed lower left S.Motonaga and dated ‘85
Ravenel
Nov. 30, 2024
WHITE OF BLACK IN RED
Est: ¥50,000 - ¥80,000
signed and numbered on the margin framed
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Nov. 12, 2024
Sadamasa Motonaga 元永定正 | Untitled 無題
Est: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
Sadamasa Motonaga 1922 - 2011 Untitled signed and dated 83 (lower right) oil and synthetic resin paint and acrylic on canvas 132 by 194.7 cm. 52 by 76⅝ in. Executed in 1983. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd. ---------------------------------------------- 元永定正 1922－2011年無題款識 S.motonaga，'83（右下）油性合成樹脂顏料壓克力畫布 132 x 194.7 公分 52 x 76⅝ 英寸 1983年作此作品附設由元永定正資料研究所簽發之作品保證書。
Sotheby's
Oct. 10, 2024
Golden round Silver round
Est: ¥200,000 - ¥300,000
acrylic on paper, signed and dated (lower right), framed (not examined out of the frame), sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 18, 2024
ONE BACKREST (WHITE) by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000
mixed media, h40.3×w24.2×d16.8 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
May. 16, 2024
Untitled
Est: ¥500,000 - ¥600,000
signed and dated (lower right), framed (not examined out of the frame), sold with a certificate by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 16, 2024
Red Oval
Est: ¥400,000 - ¥500,000
signed (lower right), signed, titled and dated (on the reverse), framed, sold with a certificate by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 16, 2024
Red Point is Eleven
Est: ¥800,000 - ¥1,300,000
signed and dated (lower left), titled (on the back of the frame), framed, sold with a certificate by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 16, 2024
Untitled
Est: ¥1,500,000 - ¥2,500,000
signed and dated (lower left), signed and inscribed 'Work' (on the reverse), framed, sold with a certificate by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Apr. 06, 2024
Sadamasa Motonaga 元永定正 | Work - Two Colours 作品 - 兩色
Est: $1,200,000 - $1,800,000
Property from an Important Private Collection Sadamasa Motonaga 1922 - 2011 Work - Two Colours acrylic on canvas laid on board signed in English and dated 69; signed in Kanji and English, titled in Japanese, and dated 1969 on the reverse 130.2 by 162 cm. 51¼ by 63¾ in. ---------------------------------------------- 重要私人收藏元永定正 1922－2011年作品 - 兩色壓克力畫布裱於木板 1969年作款識 s.motonaga，69 元永定正，Sadamasa Motonaga，《作品 2 ツの色》，1969（作品背面） 130.2 x 162 公分，51¼ x 63¾ 英寸
Sotheby's
Feb. 23, 2024
From Two White Shapes by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: ¥50,000 - ¥80,000
silkscreen, sheet size : 59.6×84.5 cm image size : 49.6×78.4 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Feb. 23, 2024
ONE BACKREST(RED) by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000
mixed media, h40.3×w22.7×d19.5 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Dec. 20, 2023
RED AND GRAY UPSIDE DOWN by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: $50,000 - $80,000
acrylic on canvas, 45.5×53.0 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Dec. 20, 2023
WORK by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: $8,000 - $9,000
watercolor on postcard, 8.8×13.7 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Dec. 20, 2023
WORK SET OF 4 by MOTONAGA Sadamasa
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
ceramic, h41.5×w13.5×d12.0 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Dec. 02, 2023
元永定正 Sadamasa Motonaga
Est: NT$650,000 - NT$950,000
一二三，若白光明滅 One Two Three Like White Light is Out 簽名年代右下:S. Motonaga '93 題識畫背框條:「いちにいさんしろいひかりがでているみたい」一九九三元永定正 Signed lower right S. Motonaga and dated ‘93 Signed Sanadamasa Motonaga, dated 1993 in Kanji and titled stretcher bar One Two Three Like White Light is Out in Japanese 元永定正1955年受到吉原治良邀請，正式加入日本當代藝術團體「具體美術協會」（具體派），隔年創作的戶外裝置作品《水》，體現其早期創作以行為藝術、裝置作品互相融合的實驗性質，並宣示與自然密不可分的創作精神。他獨特的「滴落式」繪畫法，利用顏料濃厚地質地，受引力牽引流淌出不定形抽象造型，直至六零年代末期訪美，受「硬邊藝術」啟發，元永定正創造出全新風格。元永定正畫作中常見混合噴漆技法，在全黑的背景中，主視覺以向上延伸的豆（橢）型圖像佔據中心，並賦予飽滿亮麗的漸層色調，型塑出造型溫潤圓滑、輪廓明確的色面，也成為元永定正畫作的代表符號，反覆創作直至2000年代。今次拍品《一二三，若白光明滅》正是1993年畫家延伸此橢圓形構圖的作品，三座山型突狀物，似萌芽、菌菇由底部向上生長。半圓頂彷彿鎢絲燈或投射燈，光線明滅，熾白光感殘留觀者眼底，黑暗迅速壟罩的瞬間。作品貫徹理性思考的佈局，同時透過「有機物造型」保有生命力的想像空間，實屬難能可貴。可見晚年時期的元永定正不再參與具體派活動，也依然秉持「創造從未見過的事物」的核心思維，持續探索個人風格的再造。 In 1955, Motonaga Sadamasa was formally invited by Haruyoshi Yoshimura to join the Japanese contemporary art group "Gutai Bijutsu Kyokai" (Gutai). The following year, he created the outdoor installation artwork "Water," which exemplified the experimental nature of his early works, combining performance art and installation pieces. It also proclaimed his creative spirit that was closely intertwined with nature. Motonaga’s unique "drip-style" painting technique, using thick and textured pigments, allowed gravity to guide the flow of amorphous abstract shapes. It wasn't until his visit to the United States in the late 1960s, where he was inspired by Post-Painterly Abstraction, that Sadamasa Motonaga created an entirely new style. In Motonaga Sadamasa's paintings, a common technique involves a blend of spray paint. Against an all-black background, the primary visual consists of an upward-extending bean-shaped (oval) image occupying the center. This image is endowed with rich and vibrant gradient tones, sculpting smooth and well-defined surfaces, and has become a representative symbol of Motonaga Sadamasa's artworks, repeatedly created until the 2000s. The lot "One Two Three Like White Light is out " is an extension of this theme from 1993. It features three mountain-shaped protrusions, resembling buds or fungi growing upwards from the base. The semi-circular tops closely resemble the instant when a tungsten filament lamp melts and the light goes out, leaving a lingering afterglow of brilliant white light in the viewer's eye, just as darkness quickly envelops the scene. The layout of the artwork follows a thorough rational consideration, while maintaining a space of imaginative vitality through "organic form shaping," which is truly remarkable. It is evident that in his later years, Sadamasa Motonaga no longer engaged in specific artistic movements, yet he continued to adhere to the core philosophy of "creating something never seen before," persistently exploring the recreation of his personal style.
Ravenel
Jul. 30, 2023
(1)OVERLAPPED COLORLESS (2)JAGGED WHITE (3)THREE WHITE SQUARES
Est: ¥50,000 - ¥80,000
screenpint, (1)(2)sheet size : 50.6×38.0 cm image size : 35.0×24.0 cm (3)sheet size : 37.7×50.7 cm image size : 23.8×35.0 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Jul. 27, 2023
Golden round Silver round
Est: ¥250,000 - ¥350,000
signed and dated (lower right), not examined out of the frame, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Jul. 27, 2023
Red White Black 紅白黑
Est: $65,000 - $95,000
Sadamasa Motonaga 1922 - 2011 Red White Black acrylic on canvas signed in English and dated 79; signed and dated 79 in Japanese and English, titled in Japanese on the reverse 32 by 41 cm. 12⅝ by 16⅛ in. ---------------------------------------- 元永定正 1922 - 2011 紅白黑壓克力畫布 1979年作款識 S. Motonaga，79 元永定正，S. Motonaga，《紅白黑》，79，一九七九年（作品背面） 32 x 41 公分，12⅝ x 16⅛ 英寸
Sotheby's
Jun. 03, 2023
元永定正 Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922-2011)
Est: NT$950,000 - NT$1,500,000
紅色、紅色與紅色四方形 Red & Red & Red Square 簽名右下：S.Motonaga '85 簽名畫背：S.Motonaga あかとあかとあかしかく 1985年作 Signed lower right S.Motonaga and dated '85 Signed reverse S.Motonaga, titled Red & Red & Red Square in Japanese and dated 1985
Ravenel
Jun. 03, 2023
元永定正 Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922-2011)
Est: NT$80,000 - NT$120,000
藍色和米色 Blue and Beige 簽名下方：S.Motonaga '72 Signed lower S.Motonaga and dated '72
Ravenel
May. 29, 2023
SADAMASA MOTONAGA (1922-2011) Work oil, synthetic resin on canvas laid on b
Est: $1,600,000 - $2,400,000
SADAMASA MOTONAGA (1922-2011) Work oil, synthetic resin on canvas laid on board 229 x 183 cm. (91 x 72 in.)
Christie's
May. 28, 2023
"SEVEN EXCITED COLORS", 1984-86
Est: $9,000 - $11,000
acrylic on canvas
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
May. 28, 2023
"RED AND PURPLE ARE FACING EACH OTHER", 1989
Est: $75,000 - $100,000
acrylic on canvas
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
May. 18, 2023
Green oval
Est: ¥400,000 - ¥600,000
signed and dated (on the reverse), signed, titled and dated on the artist's label affixed to the back of the frame, framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Nov. 27, 2022
THREE WHITE BALL AND THREE
Est: ¥80,000 - ¥130,000
2006, signed and dated on lower right
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Nov. 27, 2022
CIRCLE IN GRID
Est: ¥80,000 - ¥130,000
2006, signed and dated on lower right
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Sep. 24, 2022
TWO SHAPES BY DRAWING A LINE
Est: ¥400,000 - ¥600,000
1989, signed and dated on the lower right, titled, signed and dated on the frame reverse
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Sep. 24, 2022
FLOATING SHAPE
Est: ¥700,000 - ¥1,200,000
1984, signed, dated on the lower left, labeled on the reverse of frame
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Sep. 24, 2022
HORIZONTAL OVAL WITH WHITE BLUR
Est: ¥3,500,000 - ¥5,500,000
1996, signed and dated on the lower right signed, titled and dated on the wooden frame reverse
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Sep. 08, 2022
The heaping on the right is green
Est: ¥600,000 - ¥800,000
signed and dated (lower right), signed, titled and dated (on the stretcher), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Sep. 08, 2022
Untitled
Est: ¥600,000 - ¥800,000
signed (lower left), dated (lower right), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 29, 2022
LIKE A LADDER LIKE AN ARROW
Est: ¥1,800,000 - ¥2,800,000
"LIKE A LADDER LIKE AN ARROW" , acrylic on canvas, 49.5×60.5 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
May. 29, 2022
UNTITLED
Est: ¥2,000,000 - ¥3,000,000
"UNTITLED" , acrylic on Japanese paper , 53.0×72.5 cm
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
May. 20, 2022
SADAMASA MOTONAGA (JAPAN, 1922-2011)
Est: $600 - $800
Untitled, serigraph, orange table form on yellow field, pencil signed and marked as an artist's proof, house in a white panel frame, under UV plexiglas, OS: 21 1/2" x 26 3/4", SS: 17" x 22 1/2", fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 19, 2022
Shadow on the flow
Est: ¥600,000 - ¥800,000
signed and dated (lower right), signed, titled and dated (on the stretcher), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Mar. 03, 2022
Japanese Nobel Laureates
Est: ¥200,000 - ¥300,000
each signed in pencil, each numbered 81/100, numbered again on the justification (there were also 15 E.A.), on Arches, published by Gallerie Börjeson, Malmö, printed by Ryoichi Ishida, Tokyo, with full margins, contained in an original case
Mallet Auction
Feb. 23, 2022
Motonaga, Sadamasa
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Motonaga, Sadamasa Mie, 1922 - Hyogo, 2011 280 x 210 cm Form in red, 1987/1988. Watercolour on Japanese paper. Free form, K. Shimizu.
Nagel Auction
Feb. 23, 2022
Motonaga, Sadamasa
Est: €1,000 - €1,800
Motonaga, Sadamasa Mie, 1922 - Hyogo, 2011 100 x 210 cm Black triangle with 17 lines, 1987/1988. Watercolour on Japanese paper, mounted on silk. Free form, K. Shimizu.
Nagel Auction
Feb. 23, 2022
Motonaga, Sadamasa
Est: €1,000 - €1,800
Motonaga, Sadamasa Mie, 1922 - Hyogo, 2011 150 x 200 cm Red form with seven lines, 1987/1988.Watercolour on Japanese paper. Free form kite, K. Shimizu.
Nagel Auction
Dec. 09, 2021
Chairs
Est: ¥500,000 - ¥700,000
signed, numbered 2/5
Mallet Auction
Dec. 09, 2021
Maya Maya Ma
Est: ¥1,000,000 - ¥1,500,000
signed and dated (lower left), signed, titled and dated (on the stretcher), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Dec. 09, 2021
Untitled
Est: ¥400,000 - ¥500,000
signed and dated (lower right), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
May. 04, 2021
Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922-2011) Untitled, 1968
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922-2011) Untitled, 1968 oil on canvas on board 26 x 31 1/2 inches. Provenance: Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Lot Notes: Untitled, 1968 is a superb example of Sadamasa Motonaga's work during an important transitional period in his painting approach and technique. A member of Japan's vaunted Gutai movement, Motonaga, in keeping with the group's ethos, consistently explored ways to break from artistic conventions and push possibilities through his experiments with painted color. His earlier work, influenced by the Abstract Expressionists, employed varied and numerous painterly techniques, ranging from lyrically poured and dripped pigments to more active layers of thick gestural brushstrokes, most often depicting playful amorphous shapes or swirling eddies of color. Motonaga traveled to New York City for a year's stay from 1966 to 1967, a visit which proved pivotal in his practice and ultimate trajectory. During his time in the then epicenter of artmaking, Motonaga's work underwent a radical change as he became exposed to and embraced new material methods and processes. He departed from the heavy, gestural style he had previously favored and began to apply paint precisely and evenly, almost mechanically, without the visible built-up texture and impressively devoid of evidence of the artist's hand. His work from this era satisfyingly flattens as he utilizes an airbrush for systematize sprayed swathes of color, creating large singular abstract shapes, unified in saturation and surface, dually geometric and organic forms glowing and humming with vibrant auras. More minimal than the colorful palettes of his New York paintings, the sparse by intent Untitled, 1968, captivatingly accentuates the hard-edged aspects and graphic qualities of his newly adopted, immutable airbrushed painting mode. Original created as a tableau for a printed work produced for Tokyo Gallery, Untitled, 1968 has a sublime balance of matte black background contrasting with a spiraling glossy black singular shape, referencing both the looping totality of a snake and the space of a stylized solar system, capped with a pop of muted yellow, the gold or cheese prize at the end of the cyclone maze. This small yellow pinpoint a callback satellite signal, reminiscent of his earlier colorful pseudo figural orbs, yet also a bridging beacon, illuminating Motonaga's course to the solid sustained lines and otherworldly ovoid shapes that became his eventual hallmark.
Hindman
Jan. 28, 2021
Untitled
Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000
watercolour on postcard, signed and dated (lower left), executed in 1968, framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd., Exhibited: 'Microcosmos: Sadamasa Motonaga', Galleria Grafica, Tokyo, 18 - 27 December 1970, 4 - 13 January 1971
Mallet Auction
Nov. 19, 2020
Like a Ladder Like an Arrow
Est: ¥2,000,000 - ¥3,000,000
signed and dated (lower right), signed, titled and dated (on the stretcher), framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction
Sep. 10, 2020
Untitled
Est: ¥150,000 - ¥200,000
watercolour on paperboard, signed and dated (lower right), signed, dated and inscribed 'Green and Pink' (on the reverse), executed in 1988, framed, sold with a certificate by the Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
Mallet Auction