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Masanari Murai (1905-1999). JAPANESE PRINTS OF TODAY / THE NEW YORK CULTURAL CENTER. 1973. 43x31 inches, 109x78 cm.

Sold for $375 at Swann Auction Galleries on May 25, 2017.

Masanari Murai (1905-1999). JAPANESE PRINTS OF TODAY / THE NEW YORK CULTURAL CENTER. 1973. 43x31 inches, 109x78 cm. auction lot image

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MASANARI MURAI (1905-1999) JAPANESE PRINTS OF TODAY / THE NEW YORK CULTURAL CENTER. 1973. 43x31 inches, 109 1/4x78 3/4 cm. Condition A / A-: minor creases at edges and in image; small paper insert in lower text. Silkscreen. Paper. Murai learned about abstract art while living in Paris for four years after finishing his studies in 1928. Upon his return to Japan, he became a pioneer of Modernist painting and was a leader in the promotion and exhibition of abstract art. He donated the bulk of his work to the Setagaya Museum, and his former studio is now a museum in its own right.

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