Mallet Japan’s Modern and Contemporary auction will be held on September 5th in Tokyo.

The sale covers a wide range of items from Japanese, European, American and Asian art. From the Japanese art section, works by emerging artists such as Ayako Rokkaku(lot#249 ‘Untitled’ 100,000-200,000JPY) as well as leading contemporary artists including Yoshitomo Nara(lot#271 ‘Untitled’ 1,200,000-1,600,000JPY), Yayoi Kusama(lot#213 ‘Pistils and Stamens’ 2,000,000-3,000,000JPY; lot#219 ‘Nets’ 800,000-1,200,000JPY), Kazuo Shiraga(lot#221 ‘Work’ 1,500,000-2,000,000JPY) and Takeo Yamaguchi(lot#278 ‘Floating’ 10,000,000-15,000,000JPY) are to be presented. One of the highlights is a beautiful gelatin silver print by Japanese most well-known artist Hiroshi Sugimoto - “Ohio Theater, Ohio, 1980″(lot#231 2,500,000-3,500,000JPY).

Highlights from the section of works by European and American artists include paintings by Andre Derain(lot#63 ‘Nu allonge s’appuyant sur un bras’ 1,200,000-1,700,000JPY), Moise Kisling(lot#95 ‘L’Eglise au pied de la montagne’ 5,000,000-7,000,000JPY), Paul Aizpiri(lot#10 ‘Figures’ 1,500,000-2,000,000JPY; lot#11 ‘Le Pichet Allemand’ 3,000,000-4,000,000JPY), Bernard Cathelin(lot# 44 ‘Nature morte rouge et noire a la grappe de raisin’; lot#50 ‘Anemones a la table noire’ 2,500,000-3,000,000JPY each) and Jean Jansem(lot# 76 ‘Joelle assise’ 1,000,000-1,500,000JPY). Also on offer is works on paper by Bernard Buffet(lot#22 ‘La plage’ pencil/watercolor 1,500,000-2,500,000JPY) and Sol Lewitt (lot#99 ‘Color gouache with 19″(48.3cm) square with scribbles’ 2,000,000-2,500,000JPY)

While offering a number of carefully selected works by established European and American artists, the sale also presents some interesting Indian and Sri Lanka contemporary art works including paintings by Paritosh Sen(lot#115 ‘Self portrait’ 1,500,000-2,000,000JPY), Prokash Karmakar(lot#77 ‘Landscape’ 800,000-1,200,000JPY) and George Keyt(lot#78 ‘Three female figures’ 1,000,000-1,500,000JPY).

Auction Info: http://www.mallet.co.jp/index_e.html

Mallet Japan- Modern & Contemporary Art, Day Sale 080905
Auction: September 5 at 4:00pm
Preview: September 2 to 4 from 10:30am to 7:00pm

Posted: 08|25|08 at 10:31 am. Filed under: Asia.