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Yu Nishimura โ€” untitled
Yu Nishimura

untitled

2024

This portrait presents a stylized figure rendered in warm, saturated tones of orange, red, and burgundy. The subject gazes directly outward with a composed expression, their face simplified into essential features with defined contours. The composition employs a limited color palette that creates a unified, almost monochromatic effect, while the background transitions from deep red to softer peachy tones. The work demonstrates a contemporary approach to figurative painting, prioritizing emotional presence over naturalistic detail.

Medium
pastel on paper
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $40,000 โ€“ $60,000

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Yu Nishimura, untitled, 2024

This portrait presents a stylized figure rendered in warm, saturated tones of orange, red, and burgundy. The subject gazes directly outward with a composed expression, their face simplified into essential features with defined contours. The composition employs a limited color palette that creates a unified, almost monochromatic effect, while the background transitions from deep red to softer peachy tones. The work demonstrates a contemporary approach to figurative painting, prioritizing emotional presence over naturalistic detail.

Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
overall: 31.1 x 23.5 cm
Year
2024
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Stylized Face, Emotional Presence, Pastel on Paper, Modern Portraiture, Direct Gaze, Warm Color Palette, Young Subject, Expressive Technique, Red Orange Tones, Color Field, Simplified Form, Figurative Art, Contemporary Painting, Portrait, Minimalist Features, Intimate Scale, Contemporary Realism, Monochromatic Composition

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