11274

JUN DOBASHI Signed Lithograph Japanese Art 1962

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
JUN DOBASHI Signed Lithograph Japanese Art 1962
Please note that the auction starts at 5pm UK time and approx. 120-150 lots will be auctioned per hour.
JUN DOBASHI 1910-1975
1910 - Tokyo-1975 (Japanese)

Title: Abstract Figure, 1962

Technique: Original Hand Signed, Inscribed and Dated Lithograph in Colours with Hand Colouring on Japan paper

Paper Size: 66 x 50 cm / 26 x 19.7 in

Image Size: 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in

Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Jun Dobashi" in the lower right corner, and dated "1962" next to the signature.
It is inscribed in pencil "1e E.A" (1e Epreuve d' Artiste = 1st Artist Proof) in the lower left corner.
Additionally, it is inscribed "Pour Madame Bergman" as this work was probably a gift from the artist for Mrs Bergman, who was a major art collector.
This is the first artist proof printed aside the regular edition that was additionaly hand coloured in watercolour by the artist.

Provenance: The Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum Jerusalem.
Charlotte Bergman, who died in Jerusalem on July 17 2003, one month before her 99th birthday, was unique among the museum's benefactors. She lived on the premises of the Israel Museum for three decades, and died there. When she made aliyah from New York to Israel in the 60's, the Belgian-born Bergman brought her collection of modern art with her and helped Jerusalem ex-mayor Teddy Kollek found the museum.
As the childless widow of an English architect, she promised to bequeath her paintings, sculptures and ceramics by such 20th century masters as Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso to the museum. In return, she asked to build a home within the campus, sharing its security. She wouldn't have to put her treasures in a vault. She could live with them and savor them with her friends. After her death the museum plans to keep the white, single-story house and its 200 art works intact. Although he would not put a figure on it, they are believed to be worth many millions of dollars. They include a portrait in oils of a young Charlotte Bergman by Dufy, a personal friend, and a set of small-format Henry Moore bronzes, among other works of Picasso, Braque and other great 20th century masters.

Condition: Very good condition. Two tiny punctures above and below the image. A small paper peel in the right margin, and some printing marks in the top margin. There is a large vertical crease but it's hardly noticeable in the image.