UEMAE CHIYU | Work

signed and dated 1960 on the reverse 

Private Collection
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.

This work is in good condition overall. Very minor wear around the corners of the canvas is observed. Evidence of hairline craquelures is observed to be scarcely scattered throughout the work, primarily on thickly painted areas. Visible only upon close examination, evidence of minor paint losses and light flaking of paint are observed on the bottom left quadrant. All the aforementioned are consistent with the artist's chosen medium and method of execution. No evidence of retouching when examined under ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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“My hands, trained to be omnipotent, engrave the images sent from my brains via the nerves on select materials."

– Uemae Chiyu