Lot 804
  • 804

Tanaka Atsuko

Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Tanaka Atsuko
  • 87D
  • executed in 1987
  • synthetic polymer paint on canvas
signed and titled in English on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Japan, Kyoto, Gallery Temporary T & I, Atsuko Tanaka Exhibition, 16 - 29 January 1988
Japan, Nara, Kita Modern Art Museum, Atsuko Tanaka Exhibition27 February - 15 April 1990

Literature

Atsuko Tanaka: Search for an Unknown Aesthetic, 1954-2000, Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, Ashiya City, Japan, 2001, p. 183, no. 215
Atsuko Tanaka: Catalogue Raisonné, Galleria Col, Osaka, Japan, 2015, p. 315

Condition

This work is in good condition. There are very light abrasion marks at the centre most likely from previous packing material. There is also a hairline craquelure along the top edge and a very fine scratch measuring approximately 10 cm. Pinpoint paint losses in the lower centre are visible only upon close inspection. Occasional minor surface accretion throughout. No evidence of restoration under UV examination.
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