Sadamasa Motonaga

(Japanese, 1922–2011)

Sadamasa Motonaga was a Japanese abstract painter and a founding member of the avant-garde Gutai group. He was born on November 26, 1922 in Mie Prefecture, Japan and initially sought to be a cartoonist before turning his attention to painting, studying under the tutelage of Jiro Yoshihara. A pronounced sense of humor remained in his work throughout his lengthy career, creating paintings which are characterized by simple lines and a gentle palette of muted primary colors. Motonaga gradually expanded his practice to include printmaking, stage design, and children’s books, all while continuing his ongoing elliptical investigation into abstract painting. His awards include the Légion d’Honneur from the French government and the Japanese Purple Ribbon Award; he was the first abstract artist to receive the latter. He died on October 3, 2011 in Kobe, Japan, and his work has been the subject of many retrospectives, including at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe in 1998, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003, and the Mie Prefectural Museum of Art in 2009. The first Western retrospective of his work was held at the Dallas Museum of Art in 2014.

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Black Rolling On The Top Of The Blue, 1985

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Black Rolling On The Top Of The Blue, 1985

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Triangle And Square Below, 1992

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Triangle And Square Below, 1992

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Figures In The Mesh, 1996

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Figures In The Mesh, 1996

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Work, 1984

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Work, 1986

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Irodama irodama kurokara shirokara

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Irodama irodama kurokara shirokara

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Work, 1972

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Work, 1972

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Twenty-eight Colored Balls, 1982

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Twenty-eight Colored Balls, 1982

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The First is Red, 1985

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The First is Red, 1985

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Work, 1983

Sadamasa Motonaga

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There are also copper and golden, 1990

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There are also copper and golden, 1990

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Green circle, red circle, outlined..., 1986

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Green circle, red circle, outlined..., 1986

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Yellow green with gradient white, 1993

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Yellow green with gradient white, 1993

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Work, 1984

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Form of black elipse and white line, 1992

Sadamasa Motonaga

Form of black elipse and white line, 1992

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Work, 1981

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Work, 1983

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Work, 1982

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Work, 1981

Sadamasa Motonaga

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Work, 2004

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1. Three Oranges in a corrugated carton 2. Two...

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1. Three Oranges in a corrugated carton 2. Two...

Sale Date: July 11, 2015

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1. Flashing Red Square 2. Chair, 1984

Sadamasa Motonaga

1. Flashing Red Square 2. Chair, 1984

Sale Date: July 11, 2015

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