Kikuo Saito
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Kikuo Saito #3,854Established

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personAmerican, 1939–2016
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Selected Works51

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
Portland Art Museum
Smart Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Georgia Museum of Art
Ackland Art Museum
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
Block Museum
Block Museum
Block Museum
Block Museum
Block Museum

Previous Sales 31

Sotheby's
Dee Why
Dee Why, 1984
$25,000
Oct 2025
Christie's
North Blue Carolina
North Blue Carolina, 1977
$37,800
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Sea Shadow II 
Sea Shadow II , 2008
$50,000
Mar 2024
Christie's
Blue Penguin
Blue Penguin, 1985
$2,250
Dec 2013
Christie's
Gambler's Nine
Gambler's Nine, 1986
$2,250
Dec 2013
Christie's
Wine Morning
Wine Morning, 1975
$1,187
Jul 2010
Phillips
Rose Hill
Rose Hill
$60,960
Phillips
Cherokee
Cherokee
$57,150
Wright
Otway
Otway
$40,640
Jan 1970
Wright
Ghost Bay
Ghost Bay
$30,480
Jan 1970
Wright
Green Almond
Green Almond
$50,400
Jan 1970
Wright
Cry Donkey
Cry Donkey
$50,400
Jan 1970
Wright
Green Almond
Green Almond
$22,680
Jan 1970
Sotheby's
Blue Square
Blue Square, 2009
$50,800
Feb 2025
Phillips
Untitled (March 1979)
Untitled (March 1979), 1979
$48,260
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Tunisia
Tunisia, 1985
$22,800
Jul 2024
Christie's
Three Hills
Three Hills, 1981
$47,880
Mar 2024
Phillips
Ringai chase
Ringai chase, 1979
$50,800
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Blue Rope
Blue Rope, 1980
$40,640
Feb 2024
Phillips
Five Pines
Five Pines, 1981
$35,560
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Yellow Broom
Yellow Broom, 2014
$82,550
Mar 2023
KINOSAITO Benefit Auction · Artsy
Orange Chair
Orange Chair, 2001
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas
Vallarino Fine Art · Artsy
Silver After
Silver After, 1977
No longer available
Acrylic on canvas
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
Irish Kettle
Irish Kettle, 1985
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas
Vallarino Fine Art · Artsy
Soldier's Moon
Soldier's Moon, 1989
No longer available
Oil on canvas

For Sale 1

Taylor | Graham · Artsy
Eva's Jump
Eva's Jump , 1975
US$82,000
Acrylic on canvas
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Market70 auction results

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$1.2K – $82.5K
26 of 32 paintings lots with prices
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$39.9K
Object-type specific
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$48.1K
26 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Oct 2025 · $31.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $48.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $41.0K median
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Sotheby'sLeslie Hindman AuctioneersRoGallery.comDoyle New YorkSusanin's
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions9

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#579 James Fuentes

Color Plays

Kikuo Saito

5015 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA

Oct 26, 2024 — Dec 7, 2024

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#579 James Fuentes

Color Codes Curated by Christopher Y. Lew

Kikuo Saito

5015 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA

Mar 8, 2024 — Apr 20, 2024

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#579 James Fuentes

Kikuo Saito Color Codes

Kikuo Saito

5015 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA

Mar 8, 2024 — Apr 20, 2024

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#366 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Kikuo Saito Various Others 2022 in collaboration with James Fuentes Gallery

Kikuo Saito

Sep 9, 2022 — Nov 5, 2022

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#579 James Fuentes

Kikuo Saito

Kikuo Saito

5015 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA

Mar 3, 2021 — Apr 3, 2021

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#3,266 Bookstein Projects

Kikuo Saito: Works on Paper

Kikuo Saito

39 E 78th St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 1, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

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Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art

KIKUO SAITO

KIKUO SAITO

1880 Century Pk E # 100, Los Angeles, CA 90067, United States

Nov 6, 2017 — Jan 9, 2018

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Jill Newhouse Gallery

Kikuo Saito: Works on Paper

Kikuo Saito

4 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028, USA

Nov 27, 2012 — Dec 21, 2012

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#280 Sponder Gallery

Ben Schonzeit: Paintings

501 E Camino Real The, Boca Raton, FL 33432, USA

Mar 10, 2011 — Apr 2, 2011

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Art Fair Appearances2

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Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2017
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Recent Activity19

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17 New Artist Auction Records Set in May 2026
May 22, 2026
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Independent art fair makes the most of more spacious digs
May 15, 2026
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15 Art Shows to See in NYC This May
May 1, 2026
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Post War & Contemporary Art
Mar 18, 2026
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News
Rago and Wright: Post War & Contemporary Art
Jan 28, 2026
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At 87, Larry Poons Is at the Height of His Painting Power: ‘There Are No Rules’
Sep 17, 2025
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Exhibition
Color Plays
Oct 26, 2024
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Exhibition
Kikuo Saito Color Codes
Mar 8, 2024
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Exhibition
Color Codes Curated by Christopher Y. Lew
Mar 8, 2024
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Exhibition
Kikuo Saito Various Others 2022 in collaboration with James Fuentes Gallery
Sep 9, 2022
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Exhibition
Kikuo Saito
Mar 3, 2021
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Exhibition
Kikuo Saito: Works on Paper
Nov 1, 2018
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Art Fair
Seattle Art Fair 2018
Aug 2, 2018
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Exhibition
KIKUO SAITO
Nov 6, 2017
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2017
Mar 2, 2017
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death
Kikuo Saito dies
Jan 1, 2016
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Exhibition
Kikuo Saito: Works on Paper
Nov 27, 2012
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Ben Schonzeit: Paintings
Mar 10, 2011
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birth
Kikuo Saito born
Jan 1, 1939
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