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YASUO KUNIYOSHI | Tired Clown
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Yasuo Kuniyoshi
- Tired Clown
- signed Kuniyoshi (upper left)
- casein on panel
- 16 by 12 inches
- (40.6 by 30.5 cm)
- Painted in 1946.
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York
John Hay Whitney, New York
Dorothy Dillon Eweson, Far Hills, New Jersey, circa 1960s
Estate of the above (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 24, 2006, lot 158)
Private collection (acquired at the above sale; sold: Christie's, New York, March 5, 2009, lot 24)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
John Hay Whitney, New York
Dorothy Dillon Eweson, Far Hills, New Jersey, circa 1960s
Estate of the above (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 24, 2006, lot 158)
Private collection (acquired at the above sale; sold: Christie's, New York, March 5, 2009, lot 24)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Retrospective Exhibition, March-May 1948, no. 85
Tokyo, Japan, National Museum of Modern Art, Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, March-April 1954, no. 30, illustrated
New York, The Downtown Gallery, Circus Themes by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, February-March 1955, illustrated
Tokyo, Japan, National Museum of Modern Art, Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, March-April 1954, no. 30, illustrated
New York, The Downtown Gallery, Circus Themes by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, February-March 1955, illustrated
Literature
"Art News of America: Rattner Wins La Tausca First Prize," ARTNews, January 1947
Fukutake Publishing, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Okayama, Japan, 1999, no. 302, p. 149, illustrated
Fukutake Publishing, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Okayama, Japan, 1999, no. 302, p. 149, illustrated
Condition
There is minor frame abrasion at edges beneath the frame and a 4 inch thin horizontal surface scratch to the left of the clown's mouth in the background.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.