Edmund de Waal

Colourfield by EDMUND DE WAAL - Ceramic, Minimalist, Contemporary British Artist

2004

Phenomena Winter Harth by Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Oil and sand on canvas 66 x 122 cm (26 x 48 inches) Signed, titled and dated on the reverse, Paul Jenkins "Phenomena Winter Harth" ...

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Vessels by Yosl Bergner (1920-2017) Oil on canvas 65 x 81.4 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 32 inches) Signed and dated upper left Execute...

Vagues “Wave” by TOSHIMITSU ÏMAI (1928-2002) Acrylic on paper 127 x 95 cm (50 x 37 3⁄8 inches) Signed in Japanese and English lower right, inscribed and dated 1992 on the reverse Provenance: Studio of the artist Dr Jean-Paul Coussy (Director of MCAP Museum, France), acquired directly from the artist, March 15th 1998 Dr Giorgio Tosetti, Italy, acquired from the above Exhibitions: Paris, Galerie Chozo Yoshii, Hommage à André Malraux - Les voix du Silence, September - November 1997 Literature G. C. Calza, Imaï, Electa, Milan, 1998 (Onde/Waves series) Artist biography: Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1928 Imai was part of the 20th century Japanese avant-garde. He began his formal education at the Tokyo State Art Academy where he took up painting. His early works are characterised by colourful abstractions, reminiscent of Favuism. In 1951 Imai was awarded the Kansai-Shinseisaku Prize and in 1952 the prize for the best new artist at the 15th Shinseisaku Salon. Imai relocated to Paris in 1953, the same and subsequent year he exhibited at the Salon de L’Art Sacré. Meanwhile, he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Sorbonne to read medieval history and philosophy. In 1955, Imai completely abandoned representational art in favour of abstraction. After meeting the art critic Michel Tapié via the artist Sam Francis, Imai was the first Japanese artist to join the Art Informel movement. In 1956 Imai was called upon by the Japanese artist Taro Okamoto to curate an exhibition entitled The World: Today’s Art in Tokyo. Artists such as Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier, Lucio Fontana, and Karel Appel gained important exposure in Japan. It was also in 1957, when Imai arranged for Tapié and the artists Georges Mathieu and Sam Francis to travel to Japan, that a connection between Art Informel and Gutai occurred. The Ashiya-based Gutai Art Association formed in 1954 was proclaimed a kindred spirit by Tapié which he subsequently promoted internationally. Founding members included Yoshihara Jiro, Kanayma Akira, Murakami Saburo, Shiraga Kazuo and Shozo...

Hyde Park Corner by LÉLIA PISSARRO (b. 1963) Acrylic and silver powder on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ⅜ x 27 ½ inches) Signed lower right Lélia Pissarro Titled Hyde Park Corner, signed ...

Emma Bell’s ceramic and porcelain Pot Frame – Installation Piece. Emma Bell says: “This piece is inspired by my glaze test vessels. These vessels are all porcelain, some slip cast & ...

Peter Pincus The Many Few Project Two, 2016 Colored porcelain 16.5 x 43 x 4.5 in each Eight separate column colored porcelain vases with no lids and glazed interiors. Optically mesmerizing and expertly crafted unique porcelain installation...

The Above Sea Level collection is a collaboration between Dutch designer Klaas Kuiken and the renowned ceramics workshop Cor Unum, combining experimental design with over 65 years of...

Article: Op Art porcelain vase Producer: Rosenthal, Germany Designer: Cuno Fischer Decade: 1980s Rare graphic, modernist porcelain vase by German ...