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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Sadamasa Motonaga (1,101 results)

Black Triangle Red Stretch | 黑色三角與延伸的紅色, 1984

Sadamasa Motonaga

Black Triangle Red Stretch | 黑色三角與延伸的紅色, 1984

Sale Date: April 21, 2023

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The Middle Green 綠色之間, 2004

Sadamasa Motonaga

The Middle Green 綠色之間, 2004

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Brown is a dot, 2003

Sadamasa Motonaga

Brown is a dot, 2003

Sale Date: April 15, 2023

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Work, 1961

Sadamasa Motonaga

Sale Date: April 15, 2023

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Three Multipled by Six Makes Eighteen, 1989

Sadamasa Motonaga

Three Multipled by Six Makes Eighteen, 1989

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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Work (a set of 2), 1989

Sadamasa Motonaga

Work (a set of 2), 1989

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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Three triangles in Different Colors Stack Together

Sadamasa Motonaga

Three triangles in Different Colors Stack Together

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Color, 1977

Sadamasa Motonaga

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Round and Red

Sadamasa Motonaga

Round and Red

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Various round mesh, 1992

Sadamasa Motonaga

Various round mesh, 1992

Sale Date: February 4, 2023

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1. Colored balls and colored balls from , 1983–1986

Sadamasa Motonaga

1. Colored balls and colored balls from , 1983–1986

Sale Date: January 27, 2023

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上方五色形, 1993

Sadamasa Motonaga

上方五色形, 1993

Sale Date: June 11, 2022

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两个五形状, 1994

Sadamasa Motonaga

两个五形状, 1994

Sale Date: June 11, 2022

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Untitled; Untitled, 1991–1997

Sadamasa Motonaga

Untitled; Untitled, 1991–1997

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Three multipled by six makes eighteen, 1989

Sadamasa Motonaga

Three multipled by six makes eighteen, 1989

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Colored balls in the gray, 1984

Sadamasa Motonaga

Colored balls in the gray, 1984

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Two green floating, 1985

Sadamasa Motonaga

Two green floating, 1985

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Colored balls with white and red, 1985

Sadamasa Motonaga

Colored balls with white and red, 1985

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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There is nobody, 1986

Sadamasa Motonaga and Bakuzan Sakaki

There is nobody, 1986

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Four Triangles Backed in Red, 1992

Sadamasa Motonaga

Four Triangles Backed in Red, 1992

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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CIRCLE IN GRID, 2006

Sadamasa Motonaga

CIRCLE IN GRID, 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2022

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THREE WHITE BALL AND THREE, 2006

Sadamasa Motonaga

THREE WHITE BALL AND THREE, 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2022

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Vertical and Horizontal White Lights

Sadamasa Motonaga

Vertical and Horizontal White Lights

Sale Date: November 24, 2022

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Untitled

Sadamasa Motonaga

Sale Date: November 24, 2022

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