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Lot 0061: ABSTRACT JAPANESE OIL PAINTING ATTR TO JIRO YOSHIHARA

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Attributed to Jiro Yoshihara, Japanese, 1905 to 1972, oil painting on canvas depicting an abstract composition circle. Signed lower right. Additionally signed, on the backside. Jiro Yoshihara was a Japanese painter, art educator, curator, and businessman. Mainly known for his gestural abstract impasto paintings from the 1950s and Zen painting inspired hard edge Circles beginning in the 1960s, Yoshihara's oeuvre also encompasses drawings, murals, sculptures, calligraphy, ink wash paintings, ceramics, watercolors, and stage design. Yoshihara was a key figure of postwar Japanese art and culture through his work as a painter, art educator, promoter of the arts, and networker between the arts, commerce, and industry in the Kansai region and beyond, and, especially, as the leader of the postwar avant garde art collective Gutai Art Association, which he co-founded in 1954. Modern Asian Fine Art, Abstract Oil Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

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Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. There is a dent in the canvas in the upper right corner. Refer to photos. Sold as is.
Frame: 23 x 27 3/8 in. Image: 20 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate.

Estimate $100.00-$150.00

Winning Bid $350.00