Lot 540
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SHIMAMOTO SHOZO | Proof of Peace AU 33

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Shimamoto Shizo
  • Proof of Peace AU 33
  • acrylic and glass on canvas
  • 106 by 96 cm; 41¾ by 37¾ in.
signed in EnglishExecuted in 2008

Provenance

Associazione Shozo Shimamoto, Naples
Private Collection
Sotheby's, London, 16 October 2015, lot 192
SBI Auction, Tokyo, 22 July 2017, lot 166
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner This work is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity issued by Associazione Shozho Shimamoto

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There are hairline craquelures to the extreme edges. Very close inspection reveals a gentle scratch to the surface of impasto on the upper right quadrant (26 cm from top, 15 cm from right). No evidence of restoration when examined under ultraviolet light.
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