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Sadamasa Motonaga

Japanese, 1922-2011
Sadamasa Motonaga is a Japanese abstract painter and a first-generation member of the Gutai avant-garde group. Born in 1922 in Mie Prefecture, Japan, initially Motonaga sought to be a cartoonist before turning his attention to western-style painting. In particular, after the dissolving of Gutai group in 1972, he pursued an original artistic trajectory. His paintings are characterized by a childlike sense of humor, and are drawn by simple lines and a gentle palette of nuanced primary colors, reminiscent of Japanese “Bokashi” Technique. He has often been accosted to Kazuo Shiraga as one of the most prominent figures in Japanese Post-War artistic world. In top of the many solo exhibitions and retrospectives, notable was the Motonaga/Shiraga Exhibition in 1984 at Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, and the retrospective in 2014 at Dallas Museum of Art. He was awarded the Légion d’Honneur from the French government and the Japanese Purple Ribbon Award, the first abstract artist to receive the latter.
(Biography provided by Manabia Fine Arts)
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Untitled
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Very rare ceramic by Gutai avant-garde artist Sadamasa Motonaga. Has a brilliant copper metallic background giving this piece a very strong presence.
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1990s Contemporary Sadamasa Motonaga

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Glaze, Ceramic

Untitled
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Untitled
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sadamasa Motonaga

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Ceramic

The Circle, Triangle, and Green acrylic on canvas painting by Sadamasa Motonaga
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) The Circle, Triangle, and Green Executed in 1989 Acrylic on canvas 91.0 x 72.7 cm (35 ⁵³/₆₄ x 28 ⁵/₈ in) not consider...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Sadamasa Motonaga

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Sadamasa Motonaga. "Untitled" is an abstract painting, acrylic on board with cotton cloth in a bold palette or purples, reds, and blues...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Sadamasa Motonaga

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Cotton, Acrylic, Board

Like a stairway. Acrylic on canvas painting by Sadamasa Motonaga (1985)
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) LIKE A STAIRWAY Executed in 1985 Acrylic on canvas 31.8 x 40.9 cm (12 1/2 x 16 1/8 in) not considering the frame Si...
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1980s Sadamasa Motonaga

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Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled. Acrylic on canvas painting by Sadamasa Motonaga executed in 1984
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) Untitled Executed in 1984 Acrylic on canvas 33.6 x 24.6 cm (13 ¹/₄ x 9 ¹¹/₁₆ in) not considering the frame Signed an...
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1980s Sadamasa Motonaga

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Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Sadamasa Motonaga. This Untitled, abstract, oil on canvas painting in executed in a lush and thick palette of primarily reds, greens, o...
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1960s Abstract Sadamasa Motonaga

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Canvas, Oil

"White Blue Green" original painting by Japanese Gutai artist Motonaga
Located in London, GB
Sadamasa Motonaga 1922 - 2011 White Blue Green, 2000 acrylic on canvas 61 x 73 cm 24 x 28 3/4 in In pristine condition, framed in a bespoke white bo...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sadamasa Motonaga

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Canvas, Acrylic

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