Introducing a lithograph piece by Egon Schiele, "MALE NUDE (Self Portrait) (KALLIR1)" from our private sales.   LOT:20201215M03 Egon Schiele [MALE NUDE (Self Portrait) (KALLIR1)] Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil 44.8 x 34.3 cm 1912 Provenance: The current owner acquired from Matsuzakaya Department Store, Nagoya circa 1990   Contact for price Delivery 4 to 6 weeks   Inquiry regarding private sales, feel free to contact us.  >>>  https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/     Egon Schiele was born in 1890 in Austro-Hungary and was an Austrian Expressionist painter. He was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. Schiele is also known for his many self-portraits. Unfortunately, the Spanish flu took his life at the young age of 28. He is said to have been "a genius painter who died early in his twenties."       from cinemacafe.net, one scene from the movie  Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden       In 2018, the 100th anniversary of his death,...

Introducing an iconic piece by Andy Warhol, "Vegetarian Vegetable, from Campbell's Soup II" from our private sales.   LOT: 20190923T02 Andy Warhol [Vegetarian Vegetable, from Campbell's Soup II] Screenprint on paper Signed by the artist and numbered with a rubber stamp on the reverse Edition of 250 89 x 58 cm 1969 Printer: Salvatore Silkscreen Co., Inc., New York Publisher: Factory Additions, New York Catalogue Raisonné: Feldman & Schellmann #II.56 Contact for price Delivery 4 to 6 weeks   Inquiry regarding private sales, feel free to contact us.  >>>  https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/       ｜Campbell’s Soup Cans   Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans are perhaps the most well-known images of modern American art.   Warhol appropriated familiar images from consumer culture and mass media. When the paintings of Campbell’s Soup Cans were first exhibited in 1962, they were displayed together like products at a grocery store.     From Wikipedia; Campbell Soup Cans Series exhibited...

Here is Mr.'s artwork information available on CURIO private sale.       LOT:20220430M01 Mr. [See You at School] Archival pigment print on paper, screenprint Signed, numbered and dated on the lower right The special edition of 25 70 x 70 cm 2020 ©︎2020 Mr./Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Publisher: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo Provenance: The current owner acquired from Perrotin, Tokyo   On sale at a special price, contact us for price Delivery 4 to 6 weeks   If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>>   https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/   Mr. is a Japanese artist, born in 1969. He graduated from Sokei Academy of Fine Art and Design, Tokyo. Around 1995, he began working as a member of the Hiropon Factory (now Kaikai Kiki studio) led by Takashi Murakami.     The artist's name "Mr." comes from the nickname of Shigeo Nagashima, who is a leading figure in Japanese professional baseball....

Today, we would like to introduce new pieces of the following artists from CURIO private sale.   Lee U-fan, David Hockney, Mr., LY and Mark Drew       | Lee U-fan This year, a large-scale retrospective exhibition was held at the National Art Center, Tokyo, and attracted international attention.    "IN MILANO" is a set of five prints (lithograph, drypoint) created in 1992, all of which have the same edition number.     LOT:20221130S02 Lee U-fan [IN MILANO (set of 5)] Lithograph, drypoint Each: Signed by the artist, dated '92 and numbered Each: Edition 48 of 50 Each: 150.0 × 90.0 cm 1992 Printer and publisher: Grafica Uno, Girgio Upiglio in Milano Catalogue Raisonné: LEE UFAN PRINTS, 1970-2019, ABE Publishing Ltd., p.127-130, No.160-164   Contact for price Delivery 4 to 6 weeks       LOT:20221130S01 Lee U-fan [THE MEMORY OF MINE I] Lithograph Signed by the artist and dated...

Today, we would like to introduce 10 new arrivals of the following artists from CURIO private sale.   | Yoshitomo Nara / Banksy / Andy Warhol / KAWS / Jonas Wood / Keith Haring / Alex Katz / Stanley Whitney / Damien Hirst     Let's start with Yoshitomo Nara's pieces.  [In the Floating World - Portfolio of 16], 1999 All 16 works have the same edition number.     We hope you will enjoy the variety of patterns in each piece, which also includes his iconic girl. From this portfolio, you can see two pick-ups below. We can provide more information about other patterns as well upon request.   LOT:20221109N01 Yoshitomo Nara [In the Floating World - Portfolio of 16] Reworked woodcut, Fuji Xerox copy Each signed, dated and numbered Each Edition 9 of 50 Each 41.5 x 29.5 cm 1999 Publisher: Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo Provenance: The current owner acquired from Phillips Auction in...

Introducing a unique piece of Mel Bochner from CURIO private sales.     Mel Bochner is a conceptual artist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1940 and currently based in New York.     ｜“Language” as the theme   The theme of "Language" is incorporated into the colorful backdrops of Bochner's works.   He explores the intersection of language and visual expression by developing words in two dimensions and creates a variety of works using figures, lines, and symbols in the realm of language.         [Blah, Blah, Blah] by Mel Bochner        Bochner's paintings, which are drawn by randomly dripping paint to blend into the background, and the selected word and various colors encourage people not only to look at them from a distance but also to take a closer look with their eyes wide open.   You will be captivated by the magic created as...

To those who have a canvas piece by Izumi Kato   Here at CURIO, our client is looking for canvas work by Izumi Kato. If you have his work, why not sell them with CURIO?     Please contact us first for an appraisal of the sales value. >>>  https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/       from izumikato.com     For selling, appraisal of your collection, or any inquiries, feel free to contact us.   >>>  https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/

We are pleased to introduce two yellow pumpkins by Yayoi Kusama from our private sale.   Needless to say, "Pumpkin" is Yayoi Kusama's well-known representative motif. "Yellow Pumpkin" is particularly popular above all.    | The iconic Yayoi Kusama yellow pumpkin on Naoshima is back after typhoon     Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin sculpture was swept up in a tropical storm last August.   The artwork has returned to Naoshima, one of Japan’s art islands in the Seto Inland Sea. It has been restored to its original setting, on the edge of an old pier, where it has been perched since 1994.         Naoshima is full of unique installations by famous contemporary artists. Of all the projects on the island, however, no piece is quite as iconic as Yayoi Kusama’s bright yellow pumpkin sculpture, which has become something of a trademark of Naoshima since its installation.  ...

We are pleased to introduce a unique work by Adam Lister from our private sale.   Adam Lister, born in 1978, is an artist based in New York. He is known for his pixelated motifs that combine the transparency of watercolors with the flatness of acrylics.    | Pixelated old familiar movies, famous paintings, and celebrities.       from the Instagram account of adamlisterstudio　     Lister's work is developed from pixelated images of old familiar movies, famous paintings, and celebrities.   Lister says, “My process deals with taking the memory of an image and highlighting its complexity and simplicity at the same time. These paintings are influenced by geometric thinking and a desire to capture the briefness of a mental picture.”   While Lister has exhibited his work in numerous galleries throughout the world, he also collaborates with streetwear brands, sports brands, and other artists.   The work introduced...

Two pieces by Ayako Rokkaku are available from CURIO private sales.     Ayako Rokkaku is an artist who uses a unique technique of painting on cardboard or canvas with her fingers instead of using a brush.       from the official website of Ayako Rokkaku       Rokkaku's motif of a girl with big eyes and her colorful style have made her popular both in Japan and abroad, and she has been very well received in the art market in recent years. Due to such charm, her works are popular and traded at high prices.       The works introduced here are two of the "Hayaumare March" series, screenprint on cardboard with lovely patterns that are typical of Ayako Rokkaku.         If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>>  info@curio-jpn.com　 Details are as follows:      LOT:20220708A13 Ayako Rokkaku [Hayaumare March (3)] Screenprint on cardboard...

Introducing a canvas piece by Yuya Hashizume from CURIO private sales.   The indigo blue of the piece is truly beautiful, and I wish you could see it in person! This is such work.   Yuya Hashizume is a self-taught artist who has been gaining attention for his "eye water" series. In this series, he depicts a moment of a droplet of tears falling from the eye by anime-like touch against a background of monochromatic colored ground.     From Yuya Hashizume official website       ｜Tearful girl and an owl Hashizume says that he does not give specific meanings to the individual crying figures but wants viewers to interpret them freely.   Close shot of [eyewater-Owl-3colours] by Yuya Hashizume   Today's piece features a tear from a girl's eye and a strange-looking owl. What could have happened? It's captivating.     If you are interested, please feel free to contact...

Three new pieces are available on CURIO private sales. Details are as follows.       ｜Yayoi Kusama     Yayoi Kusama's iconic polka dot pumpkin is energetically depicted and is covered with a net pattern, another signature motif.   "I adore pumpkins. As my spiritual home since childhood, pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind. Pumpkins talk to me, giving off an aura of my sacred mental state. They embody a base for the joy of living shared by all humankind on earth. It is for the pumpkins that I keep on going." - Yayoi Kusama       LOT:20220817A01 Yayoi Kusama [Pumpkin] Lithograph, screenprint Signed, titled, dated 1982, and numbered by the artist Edition of 70 + AP Edition 64 x 54.5 cm / 52.2 x 45.7 cm (Sheet/Image) 1982 Printer: Shimo-oka Yoshiaki Catalogue Raisonné: YAYOI KUSAMA PRINTS, 1979-2017, ABE Publishing Ltd., p.15, No. 5 Provenance: Whitestone...

Introducing Ai Haibara's unique work from CURIO private sales.   Ai Haibara is a sculptor born in 1981 in Okayama, Japan.    Her work is created with the combination of traditional wood carving with acrylic paint. Combined with Japan's "Kawaii" (cute) culture that is spreading worldwide, her works have been attracting attention not only in Japan but also overseas in recent years.   Ai Haibara expresses unexpected moments of children and creates that into a wood carving. The works of boys and girls covered in light-colored acrylic paints look like soft dolls and give the works a unique warmth.     Three works introduced today are all cute wood sculptures with motifs of girls, just like a fairy tale.       If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>>  https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/ Details are as follows:       LOT:20220525A01 Ai Haibara [Semaphore Hello "O"] Wood sculpture, acrylic on cypress and laminated...

We are delighted to introduce 3 unique pieces by Jordy Kerwick from CURIO private sales.     ｜ Jordy (Jordan) Kerwick   Born 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Jordy Kerwick is a self-taught artist based in France. He started painting in 2016 at the suggestion of his wife, who is also a painter. Kerwick's work is colorful and draws inspiration from his family, literature and music.       from The Sydney Morning Herald       Kerwick paints classic subjects such as still lifes in a contemporary style. In some of his works, exotic animals such as tigers and cobras are depicted with two heads, and these representative motifs also appear in the works introducing today.     The artist held exhibitions in the United States, Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and others. He is indeed an artist currently attracting attention.       If you are interested, please feel free to contact...

Introducing from CURIO private sales: Canvas pieces by Ly.   ｜Is LUV a self-portrait of Ly!?     Always painted in grayscale, an imaginary character called LUV appears in Ly's work. LUV is said to be Ly's expression of memories, emotions and imagination. I think LUV takes the role of Ly's self-portrait in that case.   Ly depicts LUV's eyes always looking back at the viewer no matter where we look at the painting. It feels as if this fictional character LUV is communicating with us beyond words.     From Instagram account of ly_painter     There are LUVs in the paintings we are introducing today. What do you think these LUVs are conversing with you? It's kind of exciting to think that way.   If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>> https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/ Details are as follows:   LOT:20220628A01 LY [Untitled] Acrylic on canvas Signed by the...

Here is a unique work information of Yuichi Hirako's "Leaf Beetle 2" 2014 from CURIO private sales.       ｜Yuichi Hirako questions how we relate to the nature   A mythical character that looks like part human and the part plant often appears in the work of Yuichi Hirako. And it is said that this being is indispensable to his work to symbolize the relationship between nature and mankind.   I think that the artist expresses his ideal world that nature and humanity live in mutual resonance with each other, as we human are also part of nature after all.   However, inexplicable natural disaster on a global scale has been happening since. Isn't this a warning from nature to human beings that we have been behaving arrogantly and egotistically?     From website NewSphere     The work we are introducing today feels a little different from his...

Introducing from CURIO private sales: 4 pieces by Yuya Hashizume.   Yuya Hashizume’s work is influenced by classic Japanese anime by Fujiko F Fujio: creator of "Doraemon―Gadget cat from the future" and his work is depicted by bold lines, simple, and flat color pallet.   His illustration work provoked shenanigans and the news burst out of the art world to the general public. Now, that is a story of the past, and he is getting lovely weather after the storm. Hashizume's work is getting widespread favor from Japan and neighboring Asian countries.       From Yuya Hashizume official website       ｜A man named Yuya Hashizume   I want people to find me as an interesting man. Not just a person who "took the world by storm" with just a painting, but I wish people to recognize "Yuya Hashizume" as a fun guy and an interesting person to...

Introducing from CURIO private sales; 3 pieces of Yayoi Kusama's popular motif.     ｜Self-portrait of the avant-garde queen!?   Needless to point out, the Pumpkin motif and Net pattern are the most well-known icons of Yayoi Kusama.   Kusama has fallen in love with pumpkins and continues to paint, and some people suggest that she sees the pumpkins as a kind of self-portrait.   The net pattern is the reverse of the accumulation of polka dots, and the net and polka dots are in a negative and positive relationship, she says.       From website nyseikatsu.com     The works we are introducing today have twinkling charms of the polka dots, pumpkin, and the net pattern.     If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>> https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/ Details are as follows:     LOT:20220726N02 Yayoi Kusama [Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow)] Screenprint Signed, titled, dated 2000, and numbered by the artist...

 Introducing, two pieces by Yayoi Kusama from CURIO private sales.     ｜Yayoi Kusama's representative motifs   Pumpkin is needless to say, Kusama's popular motif.   And the net pattern is one of the motifs that got the attention of the art world when she moved to the United States in 1957. She is fond of both motifs and those motifs appear repeatedly in her works.      From HILLS LIFE DAILY Website     The works we are introducing this time depict a plump pumpkin and a vividly colored sparkling tulip against the background of a microcosmic-like net pattern. Both pumpkin and tulip show strong existence.          If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>> https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/ Details are as follows:     LOT:20200704M21 Yayoi Kusama [Pumpkin (GT)] Screenprint Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil Edition 70 of 120 40 x 32.5 cm 1996 Catalogue Raisonné: YAYOI KUSAMA...

Ten new pieces are available on CURIO private sales. Details are as follows.     ｜Ayako Rokkaku and her colorful and high-spirited expression   It all started when Ayako Rokkaku performed a live painting and from the performance, she established a style of drawing directly on cardboard using her hands. Her works radiate powerful energy and one may feel that through their bare skin. I think that is the ability of the artist who is becoming a leading figure in the Japanese contemporary art world, and the fact proves the artist's prominence.     LOT:20220708A13 Ayako Rokkaku [Hayaumare March (3)] Screenprint on cardboard   Detail/ Inquiry✉       LOT:20220713EM01 Ayako Rokkaku [Hayaumare March (4)] Screenprint on cardboard   Detail/ Inquiry✉       ｜KAWS the artist who sublimed graffiti art into the contemporary art   The works with Japanese popular characters drawn together with KAWS original characters.   LOT:20220713A01 KAWS [Chum vs Astro...

Unique work by Tomoko Nagai is now available from CURIO private sales.     Born in 1982, Tomoko Nagai is an artist from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. Currently lives and works in Tokyo.   The artist creates paintings, three-dimensional works, and installations.   From Instagram account of tomoko_nagai_official    Since 2007, Nagai holds a one-man show almost every year both in domestic and foreign countries and she also participates in group shows held in cities over the world. Her works have many fans in the world and keep in collections around the world. In Japan, her works are in Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, the man who has a high reputation as an indispensable collector in the Japanese art scene since the 1990s.   ｜A dreamlike world drawn by Tomoko Nagai   In her works, there are always animals, and children painted in the...

Six new pieces are available on CURIO private sales. Details are as follows.     ｜Queen of polka dots, Yayoi Kusama's peices   LOT:20200704M21 Yayoi Kusama [Pumpkin (GT)] Screenprint Detail/ Inquiry✉       LOT:20220623S01 Yayoi Kusama [Tulipe (I)] Screenprint with Lamé Detail/ Inquiry✉         ｜Jordy Kerwick and his charm of freewheeling expression Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1982. Currently based in France. This self-taught artist has a natural talent and approaches classical motifs from a contemporary perspective.   LOT:20220615A01 Jordy Kerwick/Jordan Kerwick [Untitled] Acrylic and oil pastel on Paper Detail/ Inquiry✉       LOT:20220615A02 Jordy Kerwick/Jordan Kerwick [Untitled] Acrylic, oil pastel on Paper Detail/ Inquiry✉     ｜One of the prosperous Japanese female painters, LY In her monochromatic works, she projects her emotions to a signature monster "LUV". What is LUV in this painting thinking about?     LOT:20220628A01 LY [Untitled] Acrylic on canvas Detail/ Inquiry✉  ...

Introducing Ai Haibara's unique work from CURIO private sales.   Ai Haibara is born in 1981 Okayama, Japan.  She earned her Master’s degree in 2006 from the Tokyo University of Arts, the Department of Sculpture.     Close-up of LOT:20220525A01 [Semaphore Hello "O"]     Ai Haibara depicts the unexpected moment of children and recreates that into a wood carving.   Modeling a momentary scene of childhood that would be remembered as our living memory. Realistic wood carving colored in pale colors, gives the viewer feel nostalgia and eternal innocence.       Back of LOT:20220525A01 [Semaphore Hello "O"]       The piece we are introducing today is a girl in a pink sailor uniform holding up flag signal. I wonder if she is dreaming of becoming a sailor and going on a big sea adventure.     Ai Haibara has been active in solo and group exhibitions not only in Japan, but...

We have a new addition to CURIO private sales: Canvas piece of Auto Moai, "May have been my dog" 2021     Auto Moai is a Japanese female artist born in 1990.    This work depicts "a dog and a faceless person" with a slightly rough touch.  Considering her previous works that depicted faceless pop girls, her recent style has somewhat changed.       "May have been my dog" by Auto Moai       ｜May have been my dog   This work stirs the imagination of the viewer from its title “May have been my dog”. Is it about a dog that she has given up, or about a dog that may have been supposed to be her dog? This piece makes us wonder if it is even the past or the future.     Auto Moai depicts unrealistic worlds based on faceless female figures. Faceless girls and unique worldview are...

 Introducing a new addition to CURIO private sales: Yoshitomo Nara's Screenprint.     Works with a girl motif are said to be representative work of Yoshitomo Nara, as well as many works with a dog motif.   A slightly angry-faced girl with some attitude, a girl with a melancholic expression on her, and a white dog with floppy ears seem like his favorite motif. Cute little sinister girls, a dog lying down sleeping soundlessly, those simple motifs have a mysterious charm.   The work we are introducing today depicts Nara's representative motif, a cheeky girl and a dog.   From LOT:20220604A01  a girl with vicious smile     From LOT:20220604A01 a floppy-eared white dog       Of course, the work we are introducing this time is listed in Yoshitomo Nara's catalog raisonné.     If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. >>> https://curio-w.jp/en/contact/ Details are as follows:...

Unique work by Yuya Hashizume is now available from CURIO private sales.     Yuya Hashizume is an artist born in Okayama, Japan in 1983. He worked for outdoor brand sales and promotion for 10 years, then started on the path of self-taught illustrator.     In recent years, he has been attracting attention for his series "eye water", which depicts a drop of shedding tear from an eye of a cute girl in a Japanese anime-style in a single colored background.     From Instagram account yuyahashizume       ｜What Yuya Hashizume expresses   Today, so much information is flooded around us in the system of social networking and the world of the internet, and the absence of originality stands out more strongly and that creates a new environment. The idea of how to create a highly complete fiction and make an experience of deviation from the original is in...

Yuichi Hirako, "Leaf Beetle 2" 2014 is now available on Curio private sales.     Yuichi Hirako, born in Okayama, Japan in 1982 is an artist based in Tokyo.   He graduated from the painting department of Wimbledon College of Art in England in 2006. He has exhibited in Japan as well as in London, Rotterdam, Seoul, Taipei, Copenhagen, San Francisco and so forth.   from Instagram account yuichihirako   | Nature and Humans in Contemporary Society As a child, Hirako grew up in the natural environment of Okayama, Japan. In London, a major city where he went to study art, he felt uncomfortable with the term "nature" for the plants in parks or streets. Since then, he has been working on the theme of the coexistence of nature and humans, and the ambiguities and questions that emerge in this relationship.   Hirako's works are mainly paintings, but also include drawings, sculptures,...

Let us introduce a canvas work by a popular artist LY from Curio private sale.   LY is a Japanese artist born in Tokyo. She studied painting at an art school from an early age, but she was rather painting freely in her own imaginary world. She worked on murals in Tokyo, the United States, Paris, Bangkok, Malaysia, and others.     from official website of LY     ｜Monster "LUV"    Using black, white, and gray, she paints cityscapes she has visited abroad and landscapes she has fantasized about since she was a child. In such scenery, LY's original character monster "LUV" wanders around in her work, projecting her own feelings and thoughts.     The two "LUVs" that appear in the work introduced here are standing side by side in a friendly manner, as if in a happy commemorative photo between friends.     LY is currently attracting a...

New addition: Unique work by Tomoko Nagai is now available from CURIO private sales.   Tomoko Nagai is an artist born in 1982 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in 2006 with a major in oil painting. She currently lives and works in Tokyo.   She creates paintings, three-dimensional works, and installations.   From Instagram account of tomoko_nagai_official     ｜Dreamy world of Tomoko Nagai's paintings   In her works, there are always animals, children, stuffed animals, and sometimes fictional creatures painted in the background of woods or a room. The whole atmosphere trees and flowers, and mushrooms, surrounding her works, reminds us of the fairytale world that we used to know.     The use of many mediums and gentle brush strokes in the paintings create magical rhythms and so the works feel like one piece of music.     Viewers...