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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Work, 1962

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Untitled, 1965

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Untitled, 1965

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Work, 1971

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Work

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Untitled, 1965

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Untitled, 1965

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Untitled, 1980

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Untitled, 1980

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Pure white at the top, 1988

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Pure white at the top, 1988

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Chair

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Senza titolo, 1963

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Senza titolo, 1963

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Senza titolo, 1963

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Senza titolo, 1963

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Untitled, 1967

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Untitled, 1967

Sale Date: May 27, 2012

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Two and two, 1982

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Two and two, 1982

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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Untitled, 1967

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Untitled, 1967

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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Red Circles on both sides, 1992

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Red Circles on both sides, 1992

Sale Date: April 21, 2012

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2 Circles (+ Work, lrgr; 2 works), 1992

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2 Circles (+ Work, lrgr; 2 works), 1992

Sale Date: April 21, 2012

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Light Red Square (+ Triangle and Lectungle; 2...

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Light Red Square (+ Triangle and Lectungle; 2...

Sale Date: April 21, 2012

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Untitled

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Sale Date: March 24, 2012

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Trois et un, 2000

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Trois et un, 2000

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Two (Red and green) (+ Piled color balls,..., 1984

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Two (Red and green) (+ Piled color balls,..., 1984

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Above is pink and yellow (+ Triangle,..., 1984

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Above is pink and yellow (+ Triangle,..., 1984

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Light shining Red Square (+ Like W, smllr; 2...

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Light shining Red Square (+ Like W, smllr; 2...

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Work, 1968

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Sale Date: March 9, 2012

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Silver and white, 1991

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Silver and white, 1991

Sale Date: February 4, 2012

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Two persons (blue and red) (+ Papapapipipu,..., 1984

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Two persons (blue and red) (+ Papapapipipu,..., 1984

Sale Date: February 4, 2012

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