$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$2,000. Key value factors: Hagiwara's abstract works are collected by both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
Clown No. 8 (1969) — with mica incorporated into its ink and color surface — belongs to Hagiwara's circus series, the clown's painted face and performative identity raising questions about surface and depth, appearance and reality that his abstract practice was also exploring. The clown's mask — a face painted over a face — was a subject rich with the philosophical implications that Hagiwara's mask series would investigate more directly in the same years. The mica adds the theatrical glitter of the performer's world to a meditation on concealment and revelation.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Clown No. 8 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1969.
Clown No. 8 depicts music, figures, and portraits.
Clown No. 8 measures 76.2 × 49.5 cm.
