Image

Abstract portrait done in bright yellow hues with only an oversized eye and an ear. The wavy outline and small dashes on the face evoke the image of a beard.

Shinjiro Okamoto 岡本信治郎

Portrait of Van Gogh

Description

Maker

Shinjiro Okamoto 岡本信治郎 (Japanese, 1933-2020, b. in Tokyo

Title

Portrait of Van Gogh
from the series Van Gogh Time Machine

Year

1969

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Dimensions

75.6 x 54.9 cm (29 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil at lower right, signed in Japanese characters, dated "69", and numbered "29/100"

Identification

Edition

29/100

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Richard Brown Baker

Object Number

2009.92.179

Type

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Tombstone

Shinjiro Okamoto 岡本信治郎 (Japanese, 1933-2020, b. in Tokyo
worked in Japan)
Portrait of Van Gogh; from the series Van Gogh Time Machine, 1969
Silkscreen on paper
75.6 x 54.9 cm (29 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches)
Bequest of Richard Brown Baker 2009.92.179

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