KAYAMA MATAZO Female Nude Drawing

• LOT

  1887

• Artist

  KAYAMA MATAZO ( 1927 - 2004 )

• Estimate

  180,000 - 280,000 8,571 - 13,333 8,780 - 13,659 38,298 - 59,574 1,154 - 1,795

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  Members only

• Details

  ink and pencil on paper　framed　
  artist's label on the reverse: signed and stamped signature
  Exhibited: Sketch Exhibition (Takashimaya)
  KAYAMA MATAZO, a Japanese painter and printmaker, born into a traditional family of artists—his grandfather was a Japanese painter, and his father a kimono designer for Kyoto Nishijin textiles. After graduating from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and studying under YAMAMOTO KYUJIN, he pursued Japanese-style painting. Inspired by a wide range of Western art, including Bruegel, Rousseau, and Picasso, he integrated modern techniques into his work, becoming a key figure in postwar Japanese painting innovation. He held his first solo exhibition in 1955 and participated in the Guggenheim International Art Exhibition in 1958. He later became an honorary professor at Tokyo University of the Arts.
  39.5×54.5cm
  (15 ½ × 21 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