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Yukihisa Isobe
Work 62-21, 1962 by Yukihisa Isobe, oil on wooden panel

1962

$78,000
£58,888
€68,924.26
CA$110,838.06
A$112,732.78
CHF 64,462.54
MX$1,363,595.55
NOK 755,285.60
SEK 755,104.20
DKK 515,248.06

About the Item

Yukihisa Isobe Work 62-21 1962 Oil on wood panel 182 × 128 cm (71 ⅝ × 50 ⅜ in) Painted in 1962, Work 62-21 belongs to Isobe’s formative early period, when he was experimenting with the intersection of painting, relief, and symbolic patterning. The composition is structured as an ordered grid of shield-like forms, repeated across the surface in carefully organized rows. Some remain bare, rendered in muted shades of cream, beige, and off-white, while others are energized with bold, geometric interventions in red, blue, yellow, green, and black, recalling heraldic emblems or stylized banners. Isobe’s use of oil is distinctly material: thickly applied, often scraped and reworked, producing a surface that reads as much sculptural as pictorial. This tactile treatment reinforces the sense of the painting as an object, where form and relief hold equal weight to color and motif. The interplay between filled and unfilled shields, between stark monochrome and vibrant chromatic contrasts, demonstrates the artist’s sustained interest in rhythm, repetition, and the codification of signs. As one of the large-scale works from this early stage, Work 62-21 exemplifies Isobe’s search for a unique artistic vocabulary—balancing modernist abstraction with personal symbolism—and offers a striking insight into the foundations of his later conceptual practice.
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  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 71.66 in (182 cm)Width: 50.4 in (128 cm)
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  • Condition:
    In overall good condition. Dust and minor abrasions consistent with its age.
  • Gallery Location:
    Hong Kong, HK
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: YIS-0011stDibs: LU1545216377712

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