
Edmund de Waal
British, b. 1964
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Bio
Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese miniatures, the work of Barnett Newman and Donald Judd, and a number of literary sources, Edmund de Waal creates ceramic works ranging from tiny vessels to large-scale installations. The porcelain …
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Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
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Einmal, 2020
Sold on Mar 4, 2022
£34,020
US$45,000
Realized price
240% est

Einmal, 2020
gilded porcelain tile and porcelain vessel, in artist's aluminium and glass vitrine
Mar 4, 2022
Phillips
£34,020
US$45,000
Realized price
240% est

"Plate 1, Part 1, Page 1"
Sold on Dec 7, 2021
US$52,920
Realized price
12% est

"Plate 1, Part 1, Page 1"
Glazed porcelain, lacquered wood, burnt oak.
Dec 7, 2021
Phillips
US$52,920
Realized price
12% est

Low cylinder
Sold on Nov 10, 2021
£15,120
US$20,279
Realized price
332% est

Low cylinder
Porcelain, pale blue celadon glaze over impressed marks.
Nov 10, 2021
Phillips
£15,120
US$20,279
Realized price
332% est

Tall lidded jar
Sold on Nov 10, 2021
£40,320
US$54,078
Realized price
404% est

Tall lidded jar
Porcelain, pale blue celadon glaze over impressed and pinched marks.
Nov 10, 2021
Phillips
£40,320
US$54,078
Realized price
404% est

give me the splendid, silent sun
Sold on Oct 16, 2021
£7,500
US$10,309
Realized price

give me the splendid, silent sun
Oct 16, 2021
Christie's
£7,500
US$10,309
Realized price

Ryōan-ji (for John Cage), VII, 2017
Sold on Sep 7, 2021
£20,160
US$27,899
Realized price
19% est

Ryōan-ji (for John Cage), VII, 2017
three porcelain vessels, two gilded porcelain tiles and two alabaster blocks in an aluminium box
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
£20,160
US$27,899
Realized price
19% est

A Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Sold on Apr 22, 2021
US$252,000
Realized price
152% est

A Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
comprising twenty-one porcelain vessels, four gilt porcelain tiles and nine alabaster blocks, glazed porcelain, aluminum
Apr 22, 2021
Sotheby's
US$252,000
Realized price
152% est

Lebensstürme, 2016
Sold on Apr 22, 2021
US$189,000
Realized price
8% est

Lebensstürme, 2016
four vitrines each with six tall vessels and one low vessel with gilt porcelain shards, glazed and parcel-gilt porcelain, aluminum
Apr 22, 2021
Sotheby's
US$189,000
Realized price
8% est

'SOUTH SOUTH WEST', 2013
Sold on Dec 11, 2020
US$10,000
Realized price
20% est

'SOUTH SOUTH WEST', 2013
Dec 11, 2020
Christie's
US$10,000
Realized price
20% est

I am a kind of artisan, 2020
Sold on Jul 15, 2020
£4,375
US$5,574
Realized price
386% est

I am a kind of artisan, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
Christie's
£4,375
US$5,574
Realized price
386% est