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Taro Yamamoto
"Untitled" Taro Yamamoto, New York School, Gestural, Thick Impasto Composition

1954

$8,500
£6,409.02
€7,412.97
CA$12,025.74
A$13,110.69
CHF 6,927.43
MX$161,230.61
NOK 86,137.07
SEK 81,086.63
DKK 55,339.18

About the Item

Taro Yamamoto Untitled, 1954 Signed lower right; signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Taro Yamamoto was involved in the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York City throughout the 1950s. Born in Hollywood, California in 1919, he was sent to Japan at age eight to receive a traditional Japanese upbringing. His lineage traced back to a long line of Shinto priests. While pursuing his education, he began painting, and by high school, he resolved to dedicate his life to art. He returned to the United States in 1936, where he commenced his studies in cubism at Los Angeles City College. In 1941, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served during World War II. After his discharge, he returned to California and continued his studies at Santa Monica City College. In 1949, Glenn Wessel, a disciple of Hans Hofmann, persuaded him to relocate to New York, where he enrolled in the Art Students League in 1950. There, he collaborated with Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Vaclav Vytlacil, Byron Brown, Reginald Marsh, and Morris Kantor. He secured a four-year scholarship to the Hans Hofmann school in New York, and in 1952, he received a John Sloan Fellowship from the Art Students League. The following year, he traveled to Europe on an Edward G. MacDowell Traveling Fellowship and studied in Stuttgart, Germany with Willy Baumeister. He also showcased his work at Gallerie Huit in Paris. In 1954, Yamamoto was invited to a residency at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. During this time, he worked alongside Stuart Davis, Milton Avery, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, refining a distinct abstract expressionist style. Later in his career, he focused on hard-edge painting. Yamamoto had an extensive exhibition career including the Stable Gallery, Art Students League, Krasner Gallery, Westerly Gallery and Riverside Museum in New York; the Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Guild Hall in Easthampton, Miami Museum of Modern Art, the Dayton Art Institute, the University of Minnesota, Wellfleet Art Studio, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Parrish Art Museum in Southampton along with many others.
  • Creator:
    Taro Yamamoto (1974, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1954
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Unique WorkPrice: $8,500
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1841216655502

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