Backside Works Princess 2026 Screenprint, Edition of 50, Avant Arte Release, Unframed Sheet 80 x 54.5 cm
Backside Works Princess 2026 Screenprint, Edition of 50, Avant Arte Release, Unframed Sheet 80 x 54.5 cm
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A heroine in the sticker alley
For the collector following the Tokyo painters who merged animation with the street.
Best for: Contemporary Japanese print collections
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Unused, and kept in the carton in which it was delivered. The outer carton shows handling wear from its first journey; the print itself is unused and unmarked.
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A large screenprint by Backside Works, the Tokyo painter Masato Yamaguchi, released in 2026 through Avant Arte in an edition of fifty.
The Piece
A girl with pale pink hair sits in a narrow street whose every surface is papered with stickers, posters, vending machines and tags. The figure is drawn with the clean line of Japanese animation while the alley around her dissolves into dense, layered colour, and the ink sits heavy and tactile on the sheet.
The sheet measures 80 by 54.5 cm (31.5 x 21.5 in) and is unused, kept in the carton in which it was delivered, with its printed information sheet, certificate of authenticity, cotton gloves and corner protectors. No frame is supplied.
Backside Works
Masato Yamaguchi paints under the name Backside Works. His heroines borrow the face of anime and the surfaces of the street, and his editions are released in small numbers.
Details
- Artist: Backside Works (Masato Yamaguchi)
- Title: Princess
- Year: 2026
- Medium: Twenty-five colour screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White 410 gsm, printed in thirty-three layers, with CMYK amplitude-modulated halftone background and fluorescent overprints
- Edition: 50
- Sheet: 80 x 54.5 cm (31.5 x 21.5 in)
- Frame: None
- Documentation: Publisher information sheet and certificate of authenticity
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Unused, and kept in the carton in which it was delivered.
- The outer carton shows handling wear from its first journey; the print itself is unused and unmarked.
Condition grade N (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The publisher's certificate of authenticity, with the printed signature, accompanies the sheet. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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