Lotta Ayano Nakano Socks Black Cat Screenprint, Edition of 25, Hand Signed and Numbered, 50 x 40 cm
Lotta Ayano Nakano Socks Black Cat Screenprint, Edition of 25, Hand Signed and Numbered, 50 x 40 cm
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A cat within a cat
For the collector who likes an image reduced to line, humour and a little melancholy.
Best for: Japanese contemporary print collections
Condition notes
Described as new, checked once on arrival and stored flat in the dark.
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Socks the black cat, drawn by Lotta in white line on black: a screenprint offered as hand signed and numbered from an edition of only twenty five.
The Piece
A great round head with hollow, sleepy eyes floats on a black field, and inside its outline a small cat tumbles with a bone and a ball. The image is built from little more than white paper, black ink and a confident contour, printed on a heavily textured sheet that shows its grain in the margins.
The paper measures 50 by 40 cm. The pencil signature sits in the lower margin with the edition number, which is covered by a dot in the photographs. It was released through a site abroad, has been kept flat and out of the light, and will travel flat between boards.
Lotta
Ayano Nakano works as Lotta and is known for Socks, a wide eyed black cat who moves between paintings, prints and soft sculpture with a mixture of sweetness and unease. Her editions are short, and those sold outside Japan seldom return.
Details
- Artist: Lotta (Ayano Nakano)
- Subject: Socks the black cat
- Medium: Screenprint on paper
- Edition: 25
- Signature: Hand signed and numbered
- Sheet: 50 x 40 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in)
- Frame: None
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- New, checked once on arrival and stored flat in the dark.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade N (as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The signature, numbering and papers are as shown. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
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