Izumi Kato Untitled 2 Offset Poster, Edition of 300, 60 x 40 cm, Unsigned, Unused and Unframed
Izumi Kato Untitled 2 Offset Poster, Edition of 300, 60 x 40 cm, Unsigned, Unused and Unframed
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A Face from Before Language
Izumi Kato paints figures that seem older than history, with wide eyes, pared-down features and bodies that glow with colour. Here a single face looks straight out, split across two panels, framed by pale hair and dotted with coloured circles. It is calm, strange and quietly hypnotic.
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New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet, unframed.
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Izumi Kato's Untitled 2: an offset poster on a 60 x 40 cm sheet, from an edition of 300, unsigned, new and unused, offered unframed.
The Piece
Izumi Kato, born in Shimane in 1969, paints figures that feel primordial: wide-eyed, simplified beings that seem to come from before language, often worked directly with his hands rather than a brush. His paintings and carved sculptures have made him one of the most distinctive Japanese artists of his generation.
This poster reproduces one of his frontal faces. A long, pale head framed by white hair fills the sheet, its features floating in pools of mossy green, sky blue and mauve, its eyes two dark rings. The image is split across two stacked panels, so the face is joined at the bridge of the nose, and a column of coloured dots runs down either side. Below, an orange body glows against deep blue.
The artist's name and that of his gallery are printed in small capitals along the foot.
Details
- Artist: Izumi Kato
- Title: Untitled 2
- Medium: Offset print on paper
- Edition: 300
- Signature: Unsigned
- Sheet: 60 x 40 cm (23.6 x 15.7 in)
- Frame: Unframed; any frame seen elsewhere is not included
Size as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet, never framed.
- No marks or creases are described.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
An edition poster, unsigned, examined and documented in Japan before dispatch. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing and keep away from damp.
Delivery from Japan
The sheet travels flat between rigid boards, never in a tube, insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import 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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