Yoshitomo Nara In the Cloud 2003 Eight-Colour Lithograph, Artist's Proof from 21, Offered as Signed, Gilt Frame
Yoshitomo Nara In the Cloud 2003 Eight-Colour Lithograph, Artist's Proof from 21, Offered as Signed, Gilt Frame
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Above the Weather
She has climbed higher than anyone can follow and is still unimpressed. The softness of the clouds is there to sharpen the look she gives.
Best for: Collectors who want a classic Nara face as a proof impression with publisher papers
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Described as free of noticeable marks or soiling. Sheet reads clean in the photographs.
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A girl with a chestnut bob rises head and shoulders from a bank of cloud, eyes cut sharply to one side: In the Cloud, a 2003 lithograph by Yoshitomo Nara, here as an artist’s proof.
The Piece
The image is among his most recognised in print. A pale aqua sky and chalk-white clouds are drawn soft, so that the hard outline of the face and the scowl carry the whole sheet. Her teal dress is the only strong colour below the hair.
It is offered as one of 21 artist’s proofs made beside the edition of 150, annotated A.P. in pencil at the lower left and signed and dated 2003 at the lower right; the proof number is covered in the photographs. A publisher’s sheet from KIDO Press, shown on the reverse, records eight printings from eight aluminium plates on Arches paper with torn edges, and labels from the press and from Gallery Tagboat accompany it.
The deckled sheet is floated on white inside a gilt frame.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: In the Cloud
- Year: 2003
- Medium: Lithograph in eight colours on Arches paper
- Edition: Offered as an artist’s proof from 21, beside the edition of 150
- Signature: Offered as signed and dated in pencil
- Publisher: KIDO Press
- Sheet: About 42.5 x 33 cm (16.7 x 13 in)
- Frame: Gilt wood, glazed; outer size being confirmed against our archive records
- Documentation: Publisher’s sheet and two labels on the reverse
Condition
- Described as free of noticeable marks or soiling.
- Sheet reads clean and bright; reflections in the glazing appear in the photographs.
Condition grade A (excellent, very light signs of age) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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Signature, proof status and edition are given as the description and accompanying papers state them. Hang away from sun and damp.
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