Takashi Murakami And Then (Original Blue) 2006 DOB Poster, Astrup Fearnley Museet Oslo, 50 x 70 cm Sheet
Takashi Murakami And Then (Original Blue) 2006 DOB Poster, Astrup Fearnley Museet Oslo, 50 x 70 cm Sheet
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DOB in his first colour
Mr. DOB is the character from which the rest of Murakami follows. The Oslo museum prints the Original Blue painting small on a wide white sheet, a calm setting for a loud face.
Best for: Murakami collectors who want the founding character in a museum printing
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Described as new and unused, stored as a loose sheet and never framed.
Light handling rubs are possible on a sheet of this size.
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A museum poster of Takashi Murakami's And then, and then, and then, and then / Original Blue, 2006, published by Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo. A 50 x 70 cm four-colour offset sheet, new and never framed.
The Piece
Mr. DOB looks out from the centre of the sheet: round blue head, two great ears lettered D and B, and a pink face with one wide, many-ringed eye. The character is Murakami's first and most constant invention, part mouse, part self-portrait, and the Original Blue version is the one from which the later variations depart.
The museum crops the painting to a near square and floats it on a broad white margin, with only its name in small type beneath. That restraint suits the subject, which needs nothing added. The technique is four-colour offset, an open edition without signature.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami
- Work shown: And then, and then, and then, and then / Original Blue, 2006
- Occasion: Museum collection poster
- Publisher: Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
- Medium: Offset print on paper
- Edition: Open edition, not numbered
- Signature: None; issued unsigned
- Sheet: 50 x 70 cm (19.7 x 27.6 in)
- Format: Landscape
- Framing: Unframed loose sheet
- Origin: Norway
Condition
- New and unused, kept as a loose sheet and never framed.
- As with any large sheet, light handling rubs or faint edge marks may be present.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
An authentic museum poster. It is an offset print, unsigned and not numbered, and is presented as exactly that. Once framed, keep it behind UV-filtering glazing, away from direct sunlight and damp.
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The sheet is packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection suited to its size. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. Duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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