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Izumi Kato — Izumi Kato 加藤泉 | Untitled 無題
Izumi Kato

Izumi Kato 加藤泉 | Untitled 無題

2009

Izumi Kato's untitled oil on canvas exemplifies his distinctive approach to abstraction through gestural mark making and organic form. The work combines fluid brushwork with sculptural sensibility, creating ambiguous figures that exist between representation and pure abstraction. Kato's practice, rooted in both painting and sculpture, explores the materiality of oil paint to generate surfaces that oscillate between figuration and non objective expression.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Day Auction

March 30, 2026

Estimate: $1,000,000$2,000,000

Lot 226

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Izumi Kato, Izumi Kato 加藤泉 | Untitled 無題, 2009

Izumi Kato's untitled oil on canvas exemplifies his distinctive approach to abstraction through gestural mark making and organic form. The work combines fluid brushwork with sculptural sensibility, creating ambiguous figures that exist between representation and pure abstraction. Kato's practice, rooted in both painting and sculpture, explores the materiality of oil paint to generate surfaces that oscillate between figuration and non objective expression.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2009
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Contemplative Mood, Figurative Abstraction, Gestural Painting, Mixed Media, Japanese Artist, Canvas, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Organic Forms

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