Izumi Kato - What Now?: Online Auction Hong Kong Thursday, February 2, 2023 | Phillips
  • “For me, painting the human figure is the most motivating at the moment. I can paint all kinds of animals such as dogs, cats, and even flowers, but the human figure is more difficult for the viewer to judge than those creatures. Animals and flowers make people think they are beautiful and cute, but when they see a painting of a human figure, they have a more challenging time because the motif is a human being. It is what motivates and inspires me to paint human beings. If I lost that enthusiasm, I think I would stop painting.” —— Izumi Kato

     

    • Provenance

      Perrotin Gallery, Paris
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Three works: (i) Untitled 2 (Green / Verte); (ii) Untitled 3 (Yellow / Jaune); (iii) Untitled 1 (Red / Rouge)

(i) signed and dated '2020 KATO [in English and Kanji]' lower right; numbered '64/100' lower left
(ii) signed and dated '2020 KATO [in English and Kanji]' lower right; numbered '64/100' lower left
(iii) signed and dated '2020 KATO [in English and Kanji]' lower right; numbered '64/100' lower left

offset print on paper
(i) 59.8 x 39.9 cm. (23 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)
(ii) 72.8 x 39.9 cm. (28 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
(iii) 60.1 x 39.9 cm. (23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)

Published by Perrotin Gallery, Paris in 2020, each work is number 64 from an edition of 100.

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Estimate
HK$10,000 - 20,000 
€1,200-2,400
$1,300-2,600

Sold for HK$10,080

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