MOTONAGA SADAMASA Five Colors Dangling

• LOT

  1854

• Artist

  MOTONAGA SADAMASA ( 1922 - 2011 )

• Estimate

  2,800,000 - 3,600,000 133,333 - 171,429 136,585 - 175,610 595,745 - 765,957 17,949 - 23,077

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  Members only

• Details

  acrylic on canvas　framed　1990
  signed and dated
  accompanied by a certificateof authenticity issued by Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
  Provenance: Private Collection, Kanto Region
  This work represents the style Sadamasa Motonaga achieved in the 1990s, characterized by vivid colors and simple forms arranged in a light and rhythmic composition. Against a sky-blue background float cloud-like white shapes, beneath which hang various colorful forms. These elements create a playful visual rhythm that invites viewers to imagine different scenes and narratives. The flat application of acrylic paint produces clear and vibrant color fields, while the individual shapes maintain their distinct identities yet harmonize together, forming a lively visual harmony. Color and form are essential elements in Motonaga's pursuit of a "pure visual resonance." The bright colors evoke emotional responses and create a rhythmic flow across the composition. The arrangement of shapes exists between "chance" and "necessity," suggesting the organic growth and underlying order found in nature. The suspended forms, each with its own character, achieve balance and unity, giving the work a sense of vitality. Through visual delight, Motonaga offers viewers the joy of discovery. The work evokes the wonder of nature and everyday life while encouraging a renewed awareness of the freedom of seeing and the pleasure of feeling.
  MOTONAGA SADAMASA, a Japanese picture book author and avant-garde artist. He held solo exhibitions at Tokyo Gallery and Jackson-Moyer Gallery in New York in 1961 and participated in the "New Japanese Painting and Sculpture" exhibition at MoMA in 1965. His work was featured in the 1986 "Japon des Avant-Gardes" exhibition at the Pompidou Center. In 2015, one of his works was auctioned at Sotheby's for nearly 100 million yen. He received awards at the 6th, 7th, and 10th Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibitions, the 1983 Art Culture Promotion Association Award, the Japan Art Grand Prize, and the Seoul International Print Biennale.
  Major collections: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Dallas Museum of Art; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka; Mie Prefectural Art Museum.
  181.8×227.3cm
  (71 ⅝ × 89 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