Kazuo Shiraga Work Sells for $2.18m to Deliver a 3% Annualized Return
3 min read · 05 Mar 2026
Yagenko. Image courtesy of Christie's
Kazuo Shiraga, Yagenko (1989), sold for $2.18m (GBP1.64m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on March 5.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $789,900, equivalent to an annualized return of 3%. It last sold at auction in 2014 for $1.39m at Christie's.
Oil on canvas, 193.6 x 258.5cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 05, 2026 | $2.18m | 57 % | Christie's | London |
June 05, 2014 | $1.39m | 1291 % | Christie's | Paris |
September 20, 2007 | $100,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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