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Kumi Sugai

There was a very sensitive similarity between the numerous Japanese artists that came to France at the beginning of the 50’s.

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Kumi Sugai was born in Kobe, Japan in 1919. He was very active in France from the beginning of the 50’s. A student of the Fine Arts School of Osaka, he was trained in western pictorial techniques and in traditional Japanese calligraphy. Like other Japanese artists of this period, he moves to France in 1952. His work becomes noticed and in the years that follow he participates in different . . .

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Beyond works currently in stock, it seemed to me useful to combine business with pleasure by letting you discover others works by artists in my gallery. These artworks, now sold or removed from our website, have been in our stock in the past. These pages will undoubtedly make it possible for some of you to associate an image with its title or the other way round, for others it will be a good time to discover more on such and such artist. For the sake of confidentiality – the pieces being no longer available – we won't display neither their numbering or their price. For whatever reason, make sure to visit this amazing art database with to date 6441 online works just for your pleasure! Michelle Champetier

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Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Festival vert
Festival vert
1993 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Drystamp of the publisher. Atelier Clot Ed., Paris. Sugaï 1955-96 n°379
Original signed screenprint de Sugai Kumi : Signal de ciel - Presenza grafica
Signal de ciel -...
1972-1973 Original screenprint in four colors, signed in pencil by the artist. Editions 2RC, Roma. Katsuo Hara n° 186, Reproduced and described in the catalogue « Doppio Sogno dell’Arte », p. 276, n° 730.537.00
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Festival Rose
Festival Rose
1993 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Drystamp of the publisher. Atelier Clot Ed., Paris. Sugaï 1955-96 n°381
Original signed etching de Sugai Kumi : Memory of Osaka
Memory of Osaka
1956 Original etching, signed in pencil by the artist. L'oeuvre gravée Ed., Paris-Zurich. 33 x 42,5 cm
Signed etching aquatint de Sugai Kumi : The most beautiful present
The most beautiful...
1995 Original etching, aquatint and embossing, signed in pencil by the artist, realized for the portfolio "Le plus beau cadeau" ("The most beautiful... Lambert n°399
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Green wind
Green wind
1967 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Hara n°102
Original signed screenprint de Sugai Kumi : Scorpio
Scorpio
1973 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. From the serie: "Les signes du zodiaque". Hara N°215
Original poster de Sugai Kumi : Remac
Remac
1956 Original poster realized in gouache by the artist (for the composition and for his name), for the exhibition of the artist in the Castle Scott in... Without
Original signed screenprint de Sugai Kumi : Balance
Balance
1973 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. From the serie: "Les signes du zodiaque". Hara N°214
Original signed screenprint de Sugai Kumi : Sagittaire
Sagittaire
1973 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. From the serie: "Les signes du zodiaque". Hara N°216
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Variations IV
Variations IV
1995 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from the portfolio "Variations". Hara n°395
Original signed etching de Sugai Kumi : Memory of Osaka
Memory of Osaka
1956 Original etching, signed in pencil by the artist. L'oeuvre gravée Ed., Paris-Zurich. Lambert n°3
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Variations III
Variations III
1995 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from the portfolio "Variations". Hara n°394
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Blue sun
Blue sun
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Gallery Brusberg Ed., Hanover. Katsuo Hara n°113
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Aka
Aka
1958 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. L'Oeuvre gravé, Zurich. Lambert n°17
Single work Original signed canvas de Sugai Kumi : Without title
Without title
1955 Oil on canvas, signed in bottom on the right, contresigned and dated on verso by the artist. Unknown
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Blue road
Blue road
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Hara n° 197
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Variations II
Variations II
1995 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from the portfolio "Variations". Hara n° 396
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : White sun
White sun
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Brusberg, Hannover. Hara n° 138
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Festival 1972
Festival 1972
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Brusberg, Hannover. Hara n° 184
Original lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Signal
Signal
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Hara n°237
Poster de Sugai Kumi : Poster Blue devil
Poster Blue devil
1963 Poster for an exhibition of Kumi Sugai in the Gallery Creuzevault, Paris. Without
Lithograph de Sugai Kumi : The road for the moon
The road for the...
1966 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Lambert, n°120
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Variations
Variations
1995 Book, portfolio with 5 original lithographs, each lithograph is signed in pencil by the artist. Hara n° 394, 395, 396, 397 et 398
Lithograph de Sugai Kumi : The blue devil
The blue devil
1963 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. J. Clarence Lambert n° 93
Original signed lithograph de Sugai Kumi : Aka
Aka
1958 Original lithograph signed twice with Japanese inscription. Hara n°17

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
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Bibliographic track & more

To read about the artist :
  • « Sugai », Michel Ragon, in revue Cimaise 4ème série n°1, sept-oct. 1956
  • « Sugai », J. Lassaigne, Galerie Creuzevault, Paris, 1958
  • « Sugai », A.P. de Mandiargues, Musée de Poche, Paris, 1960
  • « K. Sugai », cat., Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1960
  • « K. Sugai », G. Boudaille, Ed. Court Gallery & American Art Gallery, Copenhagen, 1965
  • « Neue Bilder von Kumi Sugai », cat., Ed. Galerie Dieter Brusberg, Hanovre, 1967
  • « K. S. - Lo zodiaco », A. Pieyre de Mandiargues, Ed. Centro Arte Annunciata, Milan, 1974
  • « Sugai », Jean-Clarence Lambert, Ed. Cercle d'Art, Paris, 1990
  • « Kumi Sugai », Jean-Luc Chalumeau, Ed. Cercle d'Art, 1995
  • « Kumi Sugai », Jean-Clarence Lambert, Makoto Ooka, Fall Ed., 1999
To read from the artist :
  • « Kumi Sugai », Ed. Nouvelles images n°21, dec. 1971
  • « Kumi Sugai », cat. d'expos, Ohtsu-Ohara-Tokyo, Ed. The Seibu Mus. of art, Tokyo, 1983
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Mouvements de l'art

  • + SCHOOL OF PARIS / 1945-1960 / Jean Degottex, Georges Mathieu, Nicolas de Staël, etc.
  • + NEW REALITIES / 1946-1956 / Etienne Béothy, Marcelle Cahn, etc.
All art movements

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