Lot 521
  • 521

SAITO YOSHISHIGE | Work (Red)

Estimate
380,000 - 480,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yoshishige Saito
  • Work (Red)
  • acrylic on wooden panel
  • 72 by 90.5 cm; 28⅜ by 35⅝ in. 
signed in Japanese; signed in Japanese and English, dated 64 on the reverse

Provenance

Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Milan, Galleria del Naviglio, Saito Yoshishige Solo Exhibition, 1965
Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture Cultural Centre, New World Art (Atrarashi Sekai No Bijutsu), 1966

Literature

Exh. Cat., Saito Yoshishige, Iwate Prefecture Museum; Chiba Prefecture Museum; Shimane Prefecture Museum; Toyama Prefecture Museum; Kumamoto Museum of Contemporary Art, 2003-2004

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. Evidence of minor accretion observed, located 30.5 cm from the bottom and 18 cm from the left of the work. Upon close examination, minor sign of abrasion observed located 3 cm down from the top left corner of the work. Occasional scratches are found scattered throughout the surface of the work which coincides with the artist's chosen method of execution. Unframed.
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