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Lot 501 · Paper, canvas, silk · 33.3 × 24.2 cm絵画・書
AKIO KUROKAWA. PAINTING “JOURNEY THROUGH THE GALLERY (ISTANBUL)”
Artist — Akio Kurokawa (Kurokawa Akio, b. 1942). 1996
Oil on canvas; geometric modernism style, semi-abstraction.
Estimate
50 000 – 60 000 ₽
- Named master
- Dimensions
International format F4 canvas (33.3 × 24.2 cm).
- Description
A collectible painting, an artist’s semi-abstract reinterpretation of the old architecture and light-flooded arcades of Istanbul. The composition is built on an expressive rhythm of geometric planes and contrasts of light, characteristic of the master’s mature period.
- Artist and provenance
Akio Kurokawa is a distinguished Japanese artist, professor and honorary dean of the Faculty of Arts at Kyoto Saga University. A graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts (1967). Winner of the prestigious national Rome Prize (1969–1970) of the Nika-ten exhibition, the Grand Prize of the Japan–Brazil Exhibition of Contemporary Art (Nichibaku), the Kyoto Mayor’s Prize (Kyo-ten) and the Jury’s Prize of Ueno-no-mori. He undertook study stays in Italy and the USA.
- Contents
The lot comes with an original biobibliographic sheet with a full list of the artist’s awards. The work has impeccable exhibition provenance.