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INOUE YUICHI Gekkō

  • LOT

    1802

  • Artist

    INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )

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    carbon ink on Chinese paper framed 1977
    stamped signature
    CR77162
    The title means "moonlight."
    Publication: "Yu-ichi INOUE catalogue Vol.3" P.102, CR77162, UNAC TOKYO
    Exhibited: Solo Exhibition (Osaka / Imabashi Gallery) 1977
    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.
    25.0×29.0cm
    (9 ⅞ × 11 ⅜ in.) 

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    2026/04/25

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INOUE YUICHI Gekkō

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