YASSE TABUCHI (Japan 1921 - France, 2009). Untitled,... Lot 11

YASSE TABUCHI (Japan 1921 - France, 2009). Untitled, 1992, from the series "Olympic Suite". Lithograph on 270 grams vélin d'Arches paper, copy 197/250. Hand signed and numbered. Measurements: 90 x 63 cm. A watercolour painter, engraver, lithographer and ceramist, during the Second World War, at the age of 17, Yasse Tabuchi was called up for military service. In 1948 he returned to Tokyo, where he began his studies in art history, specialising in French painting. In 1951 Tabuchi travelled to Paris to continue his studies at the prestigious Sorbonne University, where he exhibited at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, an association of Parisian artists focusing on abstract art. The lyrical abstraction he developed in his works led him to acquire great success in post-war French society. Specifically, Tabuchi's lyrical abstraction consisted in the rejection of the representation of objective reality, as this led the public to draw their own conclusions about the work. In 1958 Tabuchi took part in an exhibition of Japanese abstract art and became known in his native country. In 1985 he received an important award from the French government for his contribution to French heritage. A watercolour painter, engraver, lithographer and ceramist, during the Second World War, at the age of 17, Yasse Tabuchi was called up for military service. In 1948 he returned to Tokyo, where he began his studies in art history, specialising in French painting. In 1951 Tabuchi travelled to Paris to continue his studies at the prestigious Sorbonne University, where he exhibited at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, an association of Parisian artists focusing on abstract art. The lyrical abstraction he developed in his works led him to acquire great success in post-war French society. Specifically, Tabuchi's lyrical abstraction consisted in the rejection of the representation of objective reality, as this led the public to draw their own conclusions about the work. In 1958 Tabuchi took part in an exhibition of Japanese abstract art and became known in his native country. In 1985 he received an important award from the French government for his contribution to French heritage.