INOUE YUICHI Fuchi

• LOT

  1807

• Artist

  INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )

• Estimate

  3,800,000 - 6,000,000 180,952 - 285,714 185,366 - 292,683 808,511 - 1,276,596 24,359 - 38,462

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  Members only

• Details

  frozen ink on Japanese paper　panel framed　1961
  stamped signature
  CR61029
  The title means "abyss."
  Publication: The Complete Works of Inoue Yūichi, Vol. 1" P.211, CR61029, UNAC TOKYO
  Exhibited: Unpublished Works Exhibition 72 (Tokyo / UNAC Salon), 1997
  The present group consists of eight independent works. Dominated by vivid reds and yellows alongside deep greens and purples, the compositions concentrate dynamic brushwork and linear movement toward the center of the pictorial field. Fields of color formed through washes and overlapping pigments intersect with calligraphic lines, succinctly demonstrating Zao Wou-Ki's long pursuit of abstract spatial construction. Although devoid of concrete imagery, the compositions evoke the generative forces of nature—suggesting landscapes, terrain, wind, and light—while imbuing the works with a poetic resonance. As such, these works exemplify the refined fusion of Eastern concepts of spatial openness and Western abstract expression that lies at the core of Zao Wou-Ki's art.
  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.
  88.2×148.4cm
  (34 ¾ × 58 ½ in.)　

• Organizer

  Jo's Auction

• Auction

  Jo’s Auction Spring Auction of Art Works 2026

• Catalog

  Contemporary Art/Modern&Post-War Art

• Date

  2026/04/25