by Kumi Sugai
$1,000–$8,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Sugai's bold abstract art has appeal among collectors of both Japanese art and post-war European abstraction. His Paris gallery connections help maintain market visibility.
A print from 1959 to 1960 titled simply "Violet," one of Kumi Sugai's color-focused works from the period when he was establishing his international reputation in Paris. The single-word title strips the image down to its chromatic essence, asking the viewer to encounter violet not as a description of something else but as a presence in its own right. Sugai's prints from this era balance hard-edged geometric shapes with organic, calligraphic energy, and the violet palette likely saturates the composition with a rich, vibrating warmth that distinguishes it from his more austere black-and-white pieces.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Violet was created by Kumi Sugai (菅井汲) in 1959-1960.
Violet depicts birds & flowers.
