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YASUO KUNIYOSHI Girl with Hat, circa 1930 Pencil

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YASUO KUNIYOSHI Girl with Hat, circa 1930 Pencil
<B>YASUO KUNIYOSHI (Japanese, 1889-1953)</B></I><BR><I>Girl with Hat</B></I>, circa 1930<BR>Pencil on paper<BR>16-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches (42.5 x 34.9 cm)<BR>Signed in pencil lower right: <I>Yasuo Kuniyoshi / by S.M.K.</B></I><BR> <BR>PROVENANCE:<BR>Alex Minewski, New York (stamp verso);<BR>Private collection, New York.<BR><BR>EXHIBITED:<BR>The National Museum of Modern Art, Toyko, <I>Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition for Japan</B></I>, organized under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, no. 54.480, 1953-55, no. 46 (label verso).<BR><BR>LITERATURE:<BR>The National Museum of Modern Art, Toyko, <I>The Memorial Art Exhibition of the Works of Yasuo Kuniyoshi</B></I>, organized under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1954, cat. no. 46, p. 6 as "lent anonymously."<BR> <BR>Sara M. Kuniyoshi, the widow of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, organized a 72-work retrospective of her late husband's work to be shown in Japan. Her initials "S.M.K." are written in pencil on this drawing.<B>Condition Report:</B> Paper toned, hinged in top left and right corners, otherwise good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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