Takashi Murakami Homage to Francis Bacon Pair 2016, Signed Gold Foil Offset Prints, Edition 300, Sealed
Takashi Murakami Homage to Francis Bacon Pair 2016, Signed Gold Foil Offset Prints, Edition 300, Sealed
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Two signed Takashi Murakami prints from 2016, Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne) and Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of George Dyer), each from an edition of 300 and sealed.
The Piece
In 2016 Murakami turned to Francis Bacon, the Irish-born painter whose 1960s heads of his companion George Dyer and his friend the painter Isabel Rawsthorne twist the face into motion. Murakami keeps Bacon's square format and smeared anatomy, then floods them with his own vocabulary: bulging eyes, cartoon teeth, flowers and swirling tongues set on a burnished gold ground.
The prints are offset in four colours with a cold-stamped gold foil, so the ground shifts from brass to pale gold as the light moves. Each sheet is hand signed and numbered by the artist. Shown together, the two heads face one another as a complete pair.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami (born Tokyo, 1962)
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
- Titles: Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne); Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of George Dyer)
- Year: 2016
- Medium: Offset print in four colours with cold-stamped gold foil
- Edition: 300 each, hand signed and numbered
- Format: Two unframed sheets, each sealed in its original Kaikai Kiki box
- Measurements: each sheet 68 x 68 cm (26.8 x 26.8 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
New. Both prints remain sealed in their original Kaikai Kiki boxes, unopened since they left the studio; the boxes show light handling only.
Condition grade S (new, unopened) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Store the boxes flat; once opened, frame behind UV-filtering glazing on acid-free mounts and avoid touching the foil.
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