Takashi Murakami And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method) 2016 DOB Offset Print, Signed, Edition of 300
Takashi Murakami And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method) 2016 DOB Offset Print, Signed, Edition of 300
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DOB Through a Halftone Lens
Mr. DOB, Murakami's alter ego, fills the sheet in deep cobalt, his ears and face broken by fields of printed dots. The subtitle nods to Sigmar Polke, the German painter who made the halftone dot his signature. It is Murakami in conversation with Western painting, and one of the boldest of the And Then images.
Best for: Collectors wanting an iconic blue Mr. DOB with an art-historical twist
Condition notes
New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet and never framed.
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Takashi Murakami's And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method) of 2016: an offset print with silver on a 50 x 50 cm sheet, offered as signed, from an edition of 300.
The Piece
Mr. DOB is Murakami's oldest character and his alter ego, a round-eared, wide-grinning figure who has changed shape across three decades of the artist's work. The And Then series shows him in close-up, his head pressed so near the picture plane that the ears and face run off the edges of the sheet.
Here DOB is deep cobalt blue, and his surface is broken up by fields of halftone dots, smears and drips. The subtitle names its inspiration: Sigmar Polke, the German painter who turned the printed dot into a language of its own. Murakami borrows the method and folds it into his own cartoon, so the bright, glossy character seems to dissolve into print.
Silver ink catches the light across the image, giving the flat blue a quiet shimmer.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami
- Title: And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method)
- Year: 2016
- Medium: Offset print with silver spot colour
- Edition: 300
- Signature: Offered as signed
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki
- Sheet: 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in)
- Frame: Unframed
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 or hung.
- No marks or creases are described.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as signed, from the Kaikai Kiki edition of 300; the signature is not yet photographed, and close photographs can be sent before you commit. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing and keep away from damp.
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