Shozo Nagano Drawing Depicting Jesus Titled "It Is Complete"

Description: This ad is for a Shozo Nagano (1928 - 2008) drawing / illustration depicting Jesus titled “It Is Complete”About the Artist:Shozo Nagano was active and lived in New York, Pennsylvania & Japan. Shozo Nagano is known for abstract painting, drawing and illustration.Shozo Nagano (1928 – 2008) was a Japanese-born artist. He hailed from Kanazawa, a city on the northern coast of Honshu island. He studied at Kanazawa Fine Arts University during the chaotic days of Occupied Japan. Nagano began showing his work in Tokyo galleries as part of the “Timism” group: a loose association of abstract artists whose manifesto sought to kindle, a modern Japanese aesthetic on the embers of the nation’s damped fire. In the early 1960s, he resolved to trade the relative certainties of his homeland for the life of an expatriate artist. He initially sailed across the Pacific on a tramp steamer bound for Santiago, Chile, where he could explore for the first time his vision vis-à-vis a “New World” culture. In 1965, he made his way to New York City, living a threadbare existence in an East Side tenement and painting on bed sheets from Macy’s when he couldn’t afford canvas.It was during his early years in New York that Nagano began experimenting with the shaped canvas format that has come to characterize his work. In the late 1960s, he created a series of a dozen monumental canvases inspired by the New Testament Book of Revelation, which was exhibited at Brooklyn’s historic Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. He was at the time represented by the Alonzo Gallery in New York City, and later by the Sindin Gallery, and had major exhibitions at the Berkshire Museum, SUNY/Albany, Squibb Center and other prominent locations. Some of his pieces during this period were purchased for the James Michener collection and for the collection of actors Cary Grant and Steve Martin.He exhibited his shaped abstract canvases over wood paintings at Anita Shapolsky Gallery in 1983 and 84. He also exhibited at the A. S. Art Foundation over the years.About This Drawing:Artist: Shozo Nagano (1928 - 2008)Title: “It is Complete”Year: 1986Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on PaperSigned: Shozo Nagano 1986 lower rightSize Overall w/ Frame: 18.25” x 16.25”Sight Seen Under Matting: 12” x 10”Image Area: 5” x 5”This drawing / illustration depicts Jesus titled "It is Complete". Drawing is signed and dated 1986 lower right. Drawing looks to be in very good condition under the glass with slight toning to the paper visible, but has not been examined out of the frame. This is an amazingly well detailed drawing with great imagery by the noted artist Shozo Nagano. Drawing has an information label on the verso. Drawing is framed in a gold leaf frame. Frame has display wear, but is in very good condition. Please Ask Questions If Needed. Buyer To Prepay PayPal MO Or CC In U.S. Funds Only. I Will Not Ship Outside The U.S. And It’s Territories. Buyer To Add $39.39 For Economy S&H In The US Only. Shipping And Payment Terms Are Not Negotiable. New York State Residents Must Add 8.75% Sales Tax. Thank You For Your Consideration.

Price: 1991.69 USD

Location: Amityville, New York

End Time: 2025-02-03T22:31:30.000Z

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