Kumi Sugai - S 赤とピンク (S Rouge et Rose)

A fabulous print by Kumi Sugai: S 赤とピンク (S Rouge et Rose), 1996 - a vivid composition pairing a red polka-dot “S” edged in blue with a radiating pink fan form above. A late-career work that highlights Sugai’s mastery of graphic clarity, colour play, and the geometric letterform & signage vocabulary central to his oeuvre. 🔴🌸➰

• Year & Edition: 1996 · Artist Proof (signed & editioned “Sugai” in pencil).
• Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper. Printed at Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Georges, Paris; published by Graphik International GmbH, Stuttgart.
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 85.00 cm × W: 49.00 cm.
• Condition: Fabulous; unblemished, corners and edges sharp and intact.
  
• Notes: A larger & particularly collectable piece. S 赤とピンク (S Rouge et Rose) - Raisonné No: #367. (Reference: Katsuo Hara (Art Dune) | Sugaï. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé 1955-96 | 1996).

About the Artist

Kumi Sugai (1919-1996) crafted a bold, graphic print language fusing Japanese calligraphy, Western letterforms, and modern geometric abstraction. A former Hankyu Railway designer, in the 1960's, alongside his paintings, he developed his printmaking - hard-edge compositions evoking road culture and traffic codes: arrows, chevrons, numerals, and directional symbols - motifs iconic to his work from the mid-1960's onward. He won the Grand Prix at the 1966 Kraków International Print Biennial and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in 1971; his works are held by the National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo & Kyoto), the Centre Pompidou, the British Museum, and the Guggenheim. [ ← View All Works by Kumi Sugai]