Yoshitomo Nara On the F-word 2002, Seven-Colour Intaglio Print, Artist's Proof 2/7, Offered as Signed, Framed
Yoshitomo Nara On the F-word 2002, Seven-Colour Intaglio Print, Artist's Proof 2/7, Offered as Signed, Framed
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Politeness with its fingers crossed
The girl stands neatly, hands hidden, on a word she is not supposed to say. Two faint heads hover like second thoughts. It is Nara in his sharpest register: sweetness and insolence held in the same small frame.
Best for: Print collectors seeking an early 2000s Nara intaglio from the proofs outside the main edition
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Described as free of notable marks; assessed through glazing with reflections present.
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A red-haired girl in a blue dress stands with hands behind her back and a sidelong, fanged smirk, planted on a placard that spells out the word of the title: On the F-word by Yoshitomo Nara, 2002, an intaglio print offered as signed and dated, artist's proof 2/7, framed.
The Piece
The figure is set against a mottled ochre field, her dress a clear cobalt with a tiny skull at the chest. Beside her float two pale, ghostly heads, their features drawn in thin grey line. The colour sits softly in the paper with the grain typical of aquatint.
The accompanying studio statement describes a seven-colour etching printed from four copper plates by Hitoshi Kido, in an edition of thirty-five with seven artist's proofs, on Naruko Gampi laid on Arches Cover White. This impression is annotated A.P. 2/7 at lower left.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: On the F-word
- Year: 2002
- Medium: Photogravure and aquatint, as described
- Edition: Artist's proof 2/7, aside from the edition of 35
- Signature: Offered as signed and dated in pencil, lower right
- Printer: Kido Press, Tokyo, as stated
- Sheet size: 72 x 56.5 cm (28.3 x 22.2 in), as stated
- Frame: Wood frame, glazed; size being confirmed against our archive records
- Documentation: Studio statement and labels on the reverse
- Condition: Very good; see below
Condition
- Described as free of notable marks.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light signs of age) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Presented on the strength of the description, photographs and reverse documents only. The Desk makes no independent attribution; please confirm with your own adviser. Hang away from direct sun and damp.
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