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Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled, 2011.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 80,000 - 120,000
$ 93,600 - 140,400
221
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled, 2011.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 80,000 - 120,000
$ 93,600 - 140,400
Ayako Rokkaku
1982
Untitled. 2011.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Inscribed "ARP 11-004" on the stretcher. 145 x 75 cm (57 x 29.5 in).
• A distinctive and intriguing voice in young contemporary painting.
• Ayako Rokkaku applies paint using found objects or her fingers.
• In 2025, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid honored the artist with a solo exhibition.
• Other monographic exhibitions were held at venues including the Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul (2024), and the Kunsthalle Rotterdam (2011).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2011).
EXHIBITION: Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam (TEFAF 2011, several gallery stamps on the stretcher, as well as a gallery label).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 15.41 h +/- 20 min.
1982
Untitled. 2011.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Inscribed "ARP 11-004" on the stretcher. 145 x 75 cm (57 x 29.5 in).
• A distinctive and intriguing voice in young contemporary painting.
• Ayako Rokkaku applies paint using found objects or her fingers.
• In 2025, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid honored the artist with a solo exhibition.
• Other monographic exhibitions were held at venues including the Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul (2024), and the Kunsthalle Rotterdam (2011).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2011).
EXHIBITION: Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam (TEFAF 2011, several gallery stamps on the stretcher, as well as a gallery label).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 15.41 h +/- 20 min.
Ayako Rokkaku’s compositions captivate with their liveliness and playfulness. All expression lies in the figures’ oversized eyes and their poses, defined by just a few gestures. Influences from Manga comics are combined with the lightness of Cy Twombly’s works and the intensity of Jackson Pollock.
She places her figures in pastel landscapes or, as in this case, in a space composed of fragmentary dreamscapes. Her compositions evoke an aura of fairy tales, yet her art goes far beyond that. She captures the essence of joy, melancholy, and human connection—themes that resonate universally. Her paintings reflect the encounter between Asian tradition and the Western world. Inspired by her childhood in Japan and her love of European art, she combines Eastern aesthetics with Western expressiveness.
Ayako Rokkaku met these two artists on her first trip to New York. She associates the immediacy of applying paint with fingers, hands, and casually found tools with the spontaneity of childlike creativity, which does not adhere to classical conventions. Her paintings derive a special radiance from the luminous colors that float against airy, light backgrounds. Born in Chiba, Japan, the artist lives and works in Berlin, Porto, and Tokyo. [EH]
She places her figures in pastel landscapes or, as in this case, in a space composed of fragmentary dreamscapes. Her compositions evoke an aura of fairy tales, yet her art goes far beyond that. She captures the essence of joy, melancholy, and human connection—themes that resonate universally. Her paintings reflect the encounter between Asian tradition and the Western world. Inspired by her childhood in Japan and her love of European art, she combines Eastern aesthetics with Western expressiveness.
Ayako Rokkaku met these two artists on her first trip to New York. She associates the immediacy of applying paint with fingers, hands, and casually found tools with the spontaneity of childlike creativity, which does not adhere to classical conventions. Her paintings derive a special radiance from the luminous colors that float against airy, light backgrounds. Born in Chiba, Japan, the artist lives and works in Berlin, Porto, and Tokyo. [EH]
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Ayako Rokkaku "Untitled"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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