拍品專文
Sato Key was born in Oita City in Oita Prefecture. He attended the Tokyo School of Fine Arts where he studied under Fujishima Takeji (1865-1943), the well-known western-style painter, and graduated in 1929. From 1930-34 he attended the Academie Colarossi in Paris. He returned to Japan in 1934 to co-found the Shin-Seisaku Kyokai artists' association. In 1952 Sato went back to Paris to make his home there.
He was greatly influenced by the cubist work of Picasso, which eventually led him to abstraction.
His many one-man exhibitions include those at the Sanmaido Gallery in Tokyo in 1934, the Tokyo Gallery in 1951 and 1954, the Galerie Mirador in Paris in 1954, and the Galerie Jacques Massol in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1964, the Hamilton Galleries in London in 1964, and the World House Galleries in New York in 1965.
Among numerous group exhibitions are the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1931-33, the Carnegie International Exhibitions in Pittsburgh in 1952 and 1964, the Salon de Mai in Paris 1956-59, and the 30th Venice Biennial in 1960. He was also represented in the Japanese Avant Garde Art Exhibition in Milan of 1963 and the Sao Paulo Biennial the same year.
He was greatly influenced by the cubist work of Picasso, which eventually led him to abstraction.
His many one-man exhibitions include those at the Sanmaido Gallery in Tokyo in 1934, the Tokyo Gallery in 1951 and 1954, the Galerie Mirador in Paris in 1954, and the Galerie Jacques Massol in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1964, the Hamilton Galleries in London in 1964, and the World House Galleries in New York in 1965.
Among numerous group exhibitions are the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1931-33, the Carnegie International Exhibitions in Pittsburgh in 1952 and 1964, the Salon de Mai in Paris 1956-59, and the 30th Venice Biennial in 1960. He was also represented in the Japanese Avant Garde Art Exhibition in Milan of 1963 and the Sao Paulo Biennial the same year.