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Shogo OkamotoFacing the Sun, Gyakko1976
1976
$1,000
£773.46
€880.54
CA$1,435.84
A$1,568.70
CHF 822.16
MX$18,730.75
NOK 10,404.51
SEK 9,701.99
DKK 6,576.22
About the Item
This artwork titled "Facing the Sun, Gyakko" is an original color aquatint by noted Japanese artist Shogo Okamoto, 1920-2001. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 62/100 in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) is 17.5 x 12.5 inches, framed size is 24.85 x 19.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold with brown patina frame, with light brown matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Printmaker Shogo Okamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1920. He graduated from the National Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in oil painting. It wasn't until 1964 that he began studying etching and aquatint techniques, and in 1967 he held his first one-man show of prints. In 1969 he was invited to participate in the Nippon Hanga Kyokai's annual exhibition and by 1973 he had become a full member of the group.
The 1970s and 1980s proved to be Okamoto's most active period. In 1974 he was selected for inclusion in several prestigious exhibitions, including at the Musee national d'Art Moderne in Paris and Gallery Papier in Tokyo, and from 1974 to 1978 he regularly held solo exhibitions at the gallery of the Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd., in Bethesda, Maryland. His work was also exhibited in Canada, France, China. In 1983, he took at teaching position in China, as well. By the 1990s Okamoto scaled back his printmaking and little is known about his activity at this point. He died in Tokyo in 2001.
The work of Shogo Okamoto is held in collections and museums in Japan, United States and Europe, including the Cincinnati Museum of Art, Cincinnati and the Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence.
- Creator:Shogo Okamoto (Japanese)
- Creation Year:1976
- Dimensions:Height: 24.85 in (63.12 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 0.85 in (2.16 cm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: oka/fac/sun/011stDibs: LU666317157352
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