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Kenji Nanao
Alta Beach
c.1990

Price:$500

$650List Price

About the Item

This artwork titled "Alta Beach" c.1990 is an original lithograph with silver leaf addition on Arches paper, by Japanese artist Kenji Nanao, 1929-2013. It is hand signed, titled and inscribed C.T.P in pencil by the artist. The image size is 23 x 20 inches, sheet size is 29.5 x 29.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist. Painter and printmaker Kenjilo (Kenji) Nanao was born in Aomori, Japan on July 26, 1929. He studied at the Asagaya Art Academy from 1948 to 1951, but changed his course to pursue economics at Nihon University, graduating in 1953. Another shift in focus led him to the U.S. in 1960 to study at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Insititute), graduating in 1963 with a degree from the graphics department. He then earned his MFA in 1971 at the San Francisco Art Institute under Nathan Oliveira, among others. His first passion was printmaking, particularly lithography, and soon he became known for his subtly surreal works featuring everyday objects set against finely graded grounds of color. After exposure to Diebenkorn and other respected Bay Area artists, he soon delved into painting. In this medium he broke away from surrealism, pursuing Abstract Expressionist composition, with large format paintings in his signature gradient tones. By the 1980s he focused almost exclusively on the medium and, along with painterly monotype printmaking, continued to work until his death in 2013. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.C.; City of San Francisco; Pasadena Art Museum; Los Angeles County Museum; Cincinnati Museum of Art; Honolulu Academy of Art; Gruenwald (University of California, Los Angeles); and the Achenbach Foundation, among others. One-man shows include but are not limited to: Tsubaki Kindai Gallery, Tokyo, 1965; Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto; California, 1971, '74, '78, '90, '98; Santa Barbara Museum, 1972; Achenbach Foundation Legion Honor, 1973; Dubins Gallery, Los Angeles, 1985, '86, '89, '92; Elins Eaglesmith Gallery, San Francisco, 2006; retrospective at Aomori Prefectura Museum, Japan, 2004, and Gallery Dionisi, 2004, among others. Exhibited in group shows at Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, 1971-1976; Anchorage Fine Arts and History Museum 1976; Brooklyn Museum, 1976, '78; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, 1980; Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1992; Galerie Sho, Tokyo, 1994; Josip Juraj Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, 1997; among others. Represented in permanent collections Biblioteque National, Paris; Museum Modern Art; New York City Library. Kenji Nanao died in Berkeley, California on May 13, 2013.

Creator:
Kenji Nanao (1929 - 2013)
Creation Year:
c.1990
Dimensions:
Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
Medium:
Mixed Media
Movement & Style:
Abstract Expressionist
Period:
Late 20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: nanao/alt/011stDibs: LU66634600532

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