Owl
57.79 cms x 45.09 cms x 60.96 cms (22.75 ins x 17.75 ins x 22.75 ins)
Signed lower right, dated and editioned lower left, titled lower centre, artist stamp lower right
printed in 1978
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "University of Regina President's Art Collection - Shumiatcher Donation - Part 2" held on Sun, Mar 24, 2024.
Lot 8
Lot 8
Estimate: CAD $300 - $450
Realised: CAD $1,298
Realised: CAD $1,298
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the University of Regina, President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Collection of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M. Purchased directly from the artist in 1957.
Notes:
Iwao Akiyama was born in 1921 in Takeda, Japan, and from the age of eight studied drawing under the direction of a Buddhist monk. He then studied at the Taiheiyo Bijutsu Gakko, graduating 1956. He originally pursued ink painting but studied woodblock printing with the master Shake Munakarta from 1959 to 1965, and focused on woodblock printing for the rest of his career. Iwao Akiyama died in Matsudo, Japan, in 2014 at the age of 93. Akiyama's works can be found in many important public collections, including the British Museum, National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Scotland, Cincinnati Art Museum, National Museum of Scotland, Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Canada).
From the University of Regina, President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Collection of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M. Purchased directly from the artist in 1957.
Notes:
Iwao Akiyama was born in 1921 in Takeda, Japan, and from the age of eight studied drawing under the direction of a Buddhist monk. He then studied at the Taiheiyo Bijutsu Gakko, graduating 1956. He originally pursued ink painting but studied woodblock printing with the master Shake Munakarta from 1959 to 1965, and focused on woodblock printing for the rest of his career. Iwao Akiyama died in Matsudo, Japan, in 2014 at the age of 93. Akiyama's works can be found in many important public collections, including the British Museum, National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Scotland, Cincinnati Art Museum, National Museum of Scotland, Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Canada).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.