# Takanori Ogisu artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1901-11-30
- Death date: 1986-10-14
- Nationality: Japanese
- Movements: École de Paris (Japanese School within Parisian modernism)
- Common media: Oil painting, Works on paper (drawings), Graphic art and illustration

## About Takanori Ogisu

Takanori Ogisu (1901–1986), who signed his work as Oguiss, was a Japanese figurative painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, he arrived in Paris in 1927 and joined the vibrant Montparnasse art community, where he developed a reputation for atmospheric cityscape paintings of Parisian streets and neighborhoods. He returned to Japan between 1940 and 1948, exhibiting in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, before settling permanently in France. Oguiss is recognized as part of the Japanese contingent within the broader École de Paris, and his work bridges Japanese pictorial sensibility with European modernist figuration. His paintings appear in public collections documented by the RKD and are recorded in major artist authority databases including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and the Library of Congress.

## Common works and media

Oguiss produced oil-on-canvas cityscapes, particularly views of Paris streets, bridges, and neighborhoods. He also created figurative compositions, drawings, and graphic works. His paintings tend to be modest to mid-scale, with recognizable urban architecture and atmospheric light. Works from both his pre-war Montparnasse period and his post-war Paris years circulate in the art market, with the Paris cityscapes being the most commonly traded.

## Market and appraisal context

Oguiss's Parisian cityscapes are the most frequently encountered works at auction. When evaluating an Oguiss painting, collectors and appraisers should confirm the signature style (he signed 'Oguiss'), assess the subject matter for recognizably Parisian motifs, and review provenance for connections to his Paris or Japan periods. The artist's output includes oil paintings, works on paper, and graphic works. No specific realized-price data was available in the sources collected for this page; auction results should be verified through dedicated databases. The varied romanizations of his name across catalogs may cause lots to be listed under 'Ogisu,' 'Oguiss,' or 'Oguisse.'

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page draws on identity research from Wikidata, the Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), VIAF, the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History). Market context is informed by the artist's 328 auction-lot records indexed by Appraisily. Appraisal guidance references auction categories, sale dates, and comparable lot data when those records are available.

## Sources

- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History): https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/60358
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3514177
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500004192
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32267706/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82152982
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takanori_Ogisu