YU NISHIMURA (B. 1982)
YU NISHIMURA (B. 1982)
YU NISHIMURA (B. 1982)
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YU NISHIMURA (B. 1982)

Under the trees

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YU NISHIMURA (B. 1982)
Under the trees
signed and dated 'Yu Nishimura 2022' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
76 3⁄8 x 51 3/8in. (194 x 130.5cm.)
Painted in 2022
Provenance
KAYOKOYUKI, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2023.
Exhibited
Tokyo, Goya Curtain, Track, Dash, Stroke, 2023.

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Lot Essay

Nishimura’s portraits sometimes evolve into a strange autumnal mode and sometimes move away from it, emancipate themselves, alone on the canvas ... The identities of his protagonists also sometimes disappear completely, like the faces in manga, or oscillate between the two states. If his portraits, so emblematic of his work, inevitably recall Japanese comics, they use the mystery that surrounds this imagery—so fixed and uniform—to transmit a strange and persistent charm. They look at you sympathetically but do not let go. Their presence is reserved, their memory is haunting (Christiano Raimondi)

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