Lot  064 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022

The Important Things Are Invisible

Ai HAIBARA (Japanese, 1981)

2021

Camphor wood, acrylic paint

13.3(L) x 15.7(W) x 50(H) cm (with base)

Estimate

TWD 260,000-400,000

HKD 65,000-99,000

USD 8,200-12,700

CNY 58,000-90,000

Sold Price

TWD 264,000

HKD 67,176

USD 8,630

CNY 60,690


Signature

Signed back of base Ai Haibara and dated 2021
Signed and titled wooden box in Japanese with one seal of the artist

PROVENANCE
Shinjuku Takashimaya, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner

EXHIBITED
Rising Triangle, Explore Three Sculptors, Shinjuku Takashimaya, Tokyo, October 20 - November 1, 2021

+ OVERVIEW

Ai Haibara is often inspired by stories or quotes from books, and the sculpture’s title “The Important Things are Invisible” was from the book “The Little Prince”. Through the girl’s amusing posture, the audience are able to refer to the other quote from “The Little Prince”: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” The artist calms people’s anxiety through her warm and healing artworks.
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Select: Modern & Contemporary Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022

Saturday, December 3, 2022, 4:00pm