Untitled, from the Monkey Series

Artist Akio Takamori (Japanese, 1950 - 2017)

Publisher The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1979)

Date2011

MediumInkjet print with hand coloring on paper

DimensionsSheet: 12 × 18 inches (30.48 × 45.72 cm)

Credit LineGift of The Lawrence Lithography Workshop

Object number2025.30.3

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DescriptionThis preparatory work depicts a rough sketch of monkey looking off into the distance while caressing the face of a male child. The child looks directly at the viewer and is displayed in fuller color than the monkey.Provenance

Provenance

The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (Michael Sims, Master Printer), Kansas City, MO, 2016;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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