Yoshitomo Nara In the Cloud 2003 Eight-Colour Lithograph, Artist's Proof 12/21, Signed, White Frame
Yoshitomo Nara In the Cloud 2003 Eight-Colour Lithograph, Artist's Proof 12/21, Signed, White Frame
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A Face Above the Weather
Nara strips the picture down to a face, a collar and a cloud, and the sideways glance does all the work. The eight-colour lithograph keeps the clouds soft against the sharp line of the hair. It remains one of his best loved prints.
Best for: Collectors of Nara's lithographs and of Japanese contemporary prints
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Sheet clean and bright in the photographs; frame with light handling marks only.
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Only her head and shoulders rise above a bank of white cloud: a girl with a chestnut bob, teal shoulders and a long sideways look, one of the most recognisable faces Yoshitomo Nara made in print.
The Piece
Printed in eight colours in 2003, the pale aqua ground and chalky clouds set off the hard outline of the face, and the expression is pure Nara: watchful and entirely in charge.
The sheet is offered as artist's proof 12 of 21, with the annotation A.P. 12/21, the artist's signature and the year in pencil in the lower margin and the KIDO Press blind stamp at the lower right, on paper with deckled edges floated inside a white box frame under glazing.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: In the Cloud
- Year: 2003
- Medium: Lithograph in eight colours on deckle-edged paper
- Edition: Offered as artist's proof 12/21
- Signature: Offered as signed in pencil and dated 2003, lower margin
- Printer: KIDO Press, Tokyo, with blind stamp lower right
- Sheet size: 42.5 x 33 cm (16.7 x 13.0 in)
- Frame: White box frame, glazed, hanging wire fitted
- Documentation: Printer's information sheet and labels, as described
Sizes as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in). Frame measurements are being confirmed against our archive records.
Condition
- Described as kept framed; the sheet looks clean and bright in the photographs.
- The white frame shows only light signs of handling.
- Every photograph forms part of the description.
Grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Signature, numbering and documentation are presented as the claims of the information offered with the piece, and the Desk will share close photographs on request. Keep away from direct sun and damp; dust the glazing with a soft dry cloth.
Delivery from Japan
Framed works travel in their frame, packed flat in a rigid box, never rolled or unframed. The Desk weighs EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, and the shipping charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase. 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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