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Duet

Artist Akio Takamori (Japanese, 1950 - 2017)
Publisher The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1979)
Date2009
MediumLithograph on Somerset enhanced paper with Okawara chine collé
DimensionsSheet: 21 1/4 × 26 1/2 inches (53.98 × 67.31 cm)
Image: 16 1/4 × 22 1/4 inches (41.28 × 56.52 cm)
Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger
Object number2023.40.82
SignedSigned below the image: Akio T--- 2009
MarkingsSigned below the image: Duet 1/41
Edition/State/Proof1/41
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 214
Collections
DescriptionAgainst a grey background with pale grey intersecting circles, the heads and shoulders of two male figures. The one on the left wears a brown robe; he has scant black hair, a round face and solid pink circles on his cheeks. He turns slightly to the right. The figure on the right, with the head turning to the left, is ceramic, wearing a white robe. He too has scant black hair and pink circles on his cheeks.Exhibition History
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop: Highlights from the Archive. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. December 21, 2024 - June 22, 2025.
Provenance

C. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

Copyright© Estate of Akio Takamori
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