Lot  227 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022 Taipei

A Gift from White Horse (diptych)

Tomoko NAGAI (Japanese, 1982)

2008

Oil, acrylic, color spray on canvas

227.5 x 364 cm

Estimate

TWD 1,800,000-3,800,000

HKD 447,000-943,000

USD 56,900-120,200

CNY 404,000-852,000

Sold Price

TWD 4,800,000

HKD 1,221,374

USD 156,914

CNY 1,103,448


Signature

Signed on the reverse Tomoko NAGAI in English, titled A Gift from White Horse in Japanese and dated 2008

來源
小山登美夫畫廊,東京
私人收藏。亞洲
This lot is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by Tomio Koyama Gallery

+ OVERVIEW

Tomoko NAGAI was born in 1982 in Aichi, Japan, and completed her studies at the Aichi University of the Arts in 2006. Her works are set in a forest or at home, further composed with animals such as bears, cats and horses, children and colourful trees and mushrooms.



In this sale, Ravenel offers a large scale diptych, A Gift from White Horse. It was composed with typical subjects in multiple settings in a unique space, similar to a theater setting designed for various scenes of a story. The artist specializes in creating a unique atmosphere for her story. With a similar setting as a theatrical musical, she experimented with various media such as crayons, spray paint, pen, aquarelle and acrylic paint. Such a composition initiates multifarious scenes and possibilities throughout the journeys created by the artist.

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Modern & Contemporary Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2022 Taipei

Sunday, December 4, 2022, 2:00pm