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INOUE YUICHI Kyū

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    806

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    INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )

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    ink on Japanese paper panel framed 1983
    stamped signature
    CR83004
    authentication seal by Unagami Masaomi affixed to the reverse
    The title refers to breathing in.
    Provenance: A Gallery in Kyoto
    Publication: 1."Yu-ichi INOUE catalogue Vol.3" P.425, CR83004, UNAC TOKYO
    2."A Retrospective: Yu-ichi Inoue 1955–1985" P.234-235、CR83004, General Incorporated Foundations World Paper Heritage Support Foundation KAMIMORI
    Exhibited: 1. First-time showing 29 (Tokyo / UNAC Salon) 1993
    2. A Centennial Exhibition INOUE Yuichi (Ishikawa / 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa) 2016

    INOUE YUICHI, born in Tokyo in 1916, is an artist who represents Japan in the late 20th century. He is often remembered as a wild and uninhibited figure, with his shaved head, wielding a giant brush, splashing ink, crawling and rolling on the ground, as if no one else existed. "He was a simple schoolteacher by day and an avant-garde artist at home," is how those who knew him described him. While the rest of Japan was indulging in rapid economic growth, he remained obscure, grounded, and genuine, and eventually honed himself into an artist who came to represent Japan and left his mark on the history of world art.

    127.0×200.0cm
    (50 × 78 ¾ in.) 

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    2025/10/23

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INOUE YUICHI Kyū

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