Hiroyuki Matsuura The Apple Screenprint, Edition of 136, Signed and Numbered, Framed 95.5 × 70 cm
Hiroyuki Matsuura The Apple Screenprint, Edition of 136, Signed and Numbered, Framed 95.5 × 70 cm
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The cover boy and his apple
For the collector who wants a published, recognisable Matsuura in its full size.
Best for: Japanese contemporary print collections
Condition notes
Unused, and not hung. Specks of dust lie inside the glazing and on the sheet near the number, the hair, the eyelid, the cheek, the hand and the arm, as the close photographs show.
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The Apple by Hiroyuki Matsuura: a boy with ash-grey hair bites a black apple against a flat red ground, the image that appeared on the cover of Art Collectors in August 2020.
The Piece
One blue eye is fixed on the viewer over his hand. The words of the title run across his shirt. Matsuura's line is that of character design sharpened into painting: hard edges, graded greys and no wasted mark.
The visible sheet measures about 77.5 by 52.2 cm. The white frame is 95.5 by 70 by 3 cm, with acrylic glazing; the reverse is green-painted timber with a plywood back and a hanging wire. The lower margin is numbered from an edition of 136 and signed and dated 2020. No certificate was issued for this edition.
Hiroyuki Matsuura
Matsuura came to painting from graphic and character design. His figures have the hard edges of character work, carried into print.
Details
- Artist: Hiroyuki Matsuura
- Title: The Apple
- Medium: Screenprint on paper
- Edition: 136
- Signature: Signed and dated 2020 in the lower margin, and numbered
- Sheet: About 77.5 × 52.2 cm visible (30.5 × 20.6 in)
- Frame: 95.5 × 70 × 3 cm (37.6 × 27.6 in), white moulding, acrylic glazed
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Unused, and not hung.
- Specks of dust lie inside the glazing and on the sheet near the number, the hair, the eyelid, the cheek, the hand and the arm, as the close photographs show.
Condition grade A (new, with notes) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
A signed and numbered screenprint from the edition of 136. Keep it out of damp, heat and strong light. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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