Lot 538
  • 538

DOMOTO HISAO | Ensembles Binaires No. 15

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description

  • Hisao Domoto
  • Ensembles Binaires No. 15
  • oil on paper laid on board
  • 50.5 by 65.6 cm; 19⅞ by 25⅞ in.
signed in English; signed in English and Japanese, titled, dated 1961 and inscribed Paris on the reverse

Provenance

Hammerless Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are signs of handling and wear along the edges of the canvas, with very minor paint chips scattered along the right edge. There is a minute loss at the upper edge 1cm from the upper left corner, as well as a small area of surface craquelure 12 cm from the top edge and 30 cm from the left edge. No apparent evidence of retouching when examined under ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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