Shinkichi Tajiri Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Shinkichi Tajiri Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 16, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Precolumbian landscape, aluminium, 45,5x23x22 cm Executed in 1966, Provenance: Acquired through the exhibition ‘Shinkichi Tajiri’ at Raadhuis Heerlen, thence by descent to the present owner.Literature: ‘Shinkichi Tajiri. snelheid, erotiek en geweld’, Valkenhof Nijmegen (publ.) 2003, p. 157, cat. no. 231, illustrated.Exhibited: Heerlen, 'Shinkichi Tajiri', 13 March 1970 - 20 April 1970. ,
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Sep. 28, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €400 - €600
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Sep. 18, 2024
Pre=Zen Indian Scripts no. 99
Est: €300 - €400
Pre=Zen Indian Scripts no. 99, handmade paper and string, 24,5x24,5 cm (52x42 cm incl. frame), signed and dated 'S. Tajiri '87' (lower right), Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Aug. 10, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed- Original price € 325
Est: €400 - €600
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Jun. 29, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €400 - €600
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Jun. 21, 2024
SHINKICHI TAJIRI, COLLECTION OF CATALOGUES, ARTISTS' BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Est: €100 - €200
(1) Tajiri. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1960. Die-cut cover, 24 pp. Signed copy with dedication in red marker. Cover foxed, some pages are loose. (2) Tajiri. Rotterdam /Maastricht, Boymans van Beuningen/ Bonnefantenmuseum, 1974. Accordion-folded, 46 panels. Moderate rubbing on extremities. (3) Tajiri. The Hague, Nouvelles Images, 1975. Softcover, 12 pp. (4) Spiegels Met Herinneringen. Amsterdam/ Eindhoven, Stedelijk Museum/ Van Abbemuseum, 1976. Softcover, 16 pp. Text in Dutch by Ed van der Elsken. Fine copy. (5) Tajiri No.1, Project/Offset, Class Tajiri. Baarlo, Xpress, 1972. Ringbound booklet featuring reproduced works by students of Tajiri at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Kunste Berlin. Introduction by Tajiri, text in English. Self-published in an edition of 250. (6) Pedestrian Portrait, An exercise in random photography. Stapled sheets, 14 pp. with instructions by Tajiri for his class at SHFBK Berlin, 1973. (7) Ryu V. Tajiri, Het Verdwenen Eiland (The Vanished Island). Baarlo, X Press, 1974. Ringbound comic strip by Tajiri's daughter. (6) Announcements for Tajiri events including: card from Galerie Judith Weingarten Amsterdam 1971; flyer for film screening The Vipers (1955) by Tajiri at Film Co-Op Amsterdam 1973; card Boymans van Beuningen Rotterdam 1974; 4 different postcards Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht 1974; card Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven 1977; New Years greeting flyer, mailed copy 1974. (total 16)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
American, 1923-2009 Untitled Painted wood, colored Plexiglass, with lighting hardware and wiring 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (50.16 x 50.16 x 19.36 cm)
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Jun. 01, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €400 - €600
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
May. 30, 2024
Skinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Est: €100 - €500
Surrealitische compositie
Richard ter Borg kunsthandel
May. 16, 2024
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). (Surrealistic composition with creatures).
Est: €70 - €90
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). (Surrealistic composition with creatures). Lithograph, 28x38 cm., signed in pencil, signed "Tajiri" on the stone.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
May. 16, 2024
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "Studentenkerk Nijmegen Expositie-Plastieken. Shinkichi Tajiri".
Est: €60 - €80
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "Studentenkerk Nijmegen Expositie-Plastieken. Shinkichi Tajiri". Col. silkscreen poster, 100x70 cm., Nijmegen, Studentenkerk, 1969, folded. - AND 1 other on the same: Tajiri/ beelden 1960-1967 (Amst., Stedelijk Museum, 1967, catalogue no.415).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
May. 11, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €400 - €600
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Apr. 13, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €500
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Mar. 23, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €500
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Mar. 05, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri, American 1923-2009, - Untitled, 1989;
Est: £200 - £300
Shinkichi Tajiri, American 1923-2009, Untitled, 1989; screenprint on handmade wove, signed and dated in gold pen, sheet: 51 x 41.5cm, (unframed)
Roseberys
Feb. 24, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €500
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Feb. 08, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Est: €50 - €100
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009) Surrealistische compositie, gesigneerd in de druk r.o.
Vendu Rotterdam
Feb. 03, 2024
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €400
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
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Dec. 17, 2023
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed- Original price €195
Est: €300 - €400
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Dec. 12, 2023
3 serigraphs, Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), Composition of two collages, si
Est: €150 - €200
3 serigraphs, Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), Composition of two collages, signed in pencil l.r., 42 x 29,8 cm, ed. 65/195; Hans Truijen (1928-2005), 'Paradise Lost', signed and dated l.r. 2001, 21 x 30 cm, ed. 224/950; Piet Killaars (1922-2015), 'Stapeling gelijke elementen', signed l.r. in the print, 21 x 30 cm
Veilinghuis Van Spengen
Dec. 07, 2023
[POSTERS] TAJIRI, S. (1923-2009). SIGNED COPY OF "MY SECRET GARDEN NO. 3"
Est: €70 - €120
Col. offset print, 76 x 56 cm. Dated (12 Dec. 1976) and numb. 60/100 in pencil, inscribed "to Bill [William Levy] and Susan". Writing in pencil verso w. information about poster. Sl. browned.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Nov. 25, 2023
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €400
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Nov. 23, 2023
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "My secret garden No.2".
Est: €120 - €150
Tajiri, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "My secret garden No.2". Colour offset print, 71,5x51,5 cm., signed and "86/190" in pencil, titled in the print and signed and "1975" in letterpress, published by Prent 190. - AND 16 others, mainly published by Prent 190, i.a. by the same, Reinder LUCASSEN, Eduard FLOR and Rob van KONINGSBRUGGEN.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 04, 2023
Shinkichi Tajiri - Lithograph - Hand signed
Est: €300 - €400
Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923 – Baarlo, Netherlands, 2009) Was an Dutch-American sculptor who was born in the US but resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography. A Japanese American, Tajiri was born in Watts, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was the fifth of seven children born to Ryukichi Tajiri and Fuyo Kikuta, first generation emigrants (issei), who moved from Japan to the United States in 1906 and 1913. In 1936, the family relocated to San Diego. His father died when he was fifteen. In 1940, Tajiri received his first lessons in sculpture from Donal Hord. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Tajiri's family was incarcerated at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona.[1] Tajiri was a soldier, with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, like his brother Vincent. They fought in Europe, from 1943 on and he was wounded in Italy. Shinkichi went back to Chicago to study at the Art Institute from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he went to Paris to study with Ossip Zadkine and then Fernand Léger. He met Karel Appel and Corneille in Paris and shows at the 1949 COBRA exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1951 he went to Germany and taught at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal. In 1955 he won a Golden Palm at Cannes, for his first short film, The Vipers, because of his experimental use of the language of film. From 1956 he lived in the Netherlands, since 1962 in Baarlo. He worked as a sculptor and painter. He exhibited at the famous Kassel documenta II, 1959; III, 1964 and IV, 1968. From 1969 Tajiri Shinkichi taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste at Berlin. 1969 and 1970 Shinkichi took pictures of every part of the Berlin Wall. In 1970 he went to Denmark and directed the award-winning documentary Bodil Joensen – en sommerdag juli 1970 about Bodil Joensen. In 1975 and 1976 he recreated the Daguerreotype: surreal portraits, nudes and daguerreotypes of the Wall. Great Lithograph. Comes from the collection of the municipality of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Art Atelier
Oct. 18, 2023
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Est: €500 - €700
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), Untitled, signed and dated 'Tajiri '64' (lower left), felt-tip pen on paper, 28x36,5 cm ,
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Jun. 23, 2023
SHINKICHI TAJIRI LOT
Est: €70 - €90
(1) Happy New Year 1969. Ryu, Giotta, Karl, Ferdi, Shinkichi. Baarlo, Edition X Press, 12 pp. Offset printed drawings by the Tajiri family and map locating their home/castle in Baarlo. (2) Brochure for a Tajiri exhibition at Galerie-T Haarlem, May 1969. (3) Lunds Konsthall Sweden, folded exhibition flyer for a Tajiri show held from 2-31 October 1972. (4) Videosphere. Project for a Community Information and Communications Dome, by Tajiri, Ritter, Moore. Baarlo, X Press, 1971, 10 pp. Creasing on top sheet, else fine. (5) Klasse Tajiri, Studio 89. Video and film programme at the Baarlo castle Dec 7 - 11 1971, featuring Sonsbeek 71 material, Nam June Paik, Otto Muehl, Buckminster Fuller, Panamarenko, Diana Ross, Jimi Hendrix as well as student work. Stapled booklet designed by the artist, 12 pp. (total 5)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 23, 2023
[1970S] SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923-2009) VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS
Est: €75 - €150
(1) Snelheid, Erotiek en Geweld Vol. 1 + 2. Museum Het Valkhof, 2003. Incl. a copy of a review with subscript 'Hi Eddy, best wishes, Shinkichi'. (2) 9, rue d'Odessa, the Tajiri Genealogie 1968-2001. (3) De Wachters. Gemeente Venlo, 2007. With handwritten dedication by Tajiri to Eddy Posthuma de Boer - and 4 more (2 with dedication by Tajiri). (total 8)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 01, 2023
Tajiri, Shinkichi (geb. 1923),
Est: -
Tajiri, Shinkichi (geb. 1923), "Ohne Titel" (Brauner Knoten), Siebdruck auf geschöpftem Papier, signiert und nummeriert 22/25, 94 x 63.5 cm
Auktionshaus Plückbaum
May. 17, 2023
Shinkichi Tajiri American, 1923-2009 Untitled
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Shinkichi Tajiri American, 1923-2009 Untitled Painted wood, colored Plexiglass, with lighting hardware and wiring 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (50.16 x 50.16 x 19.36 cm) C The Margolis Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 05, 2023
TAJIRI SHINKICHI (1923 - 2009) kleurlitho n° 110/190 : "Compositie met mechanische wezens" - 52 x
Est: €50 - €100
TAJIRI SHINKICHI (1923 - 2009) kleurlitho n° 110/190 : "Compositie met mechanische wezens" - 52 x 67 getekend (ook in de plaat) Shinkichi Tajiri (plate) signed lithograph printed in colors
DVC
Mar. 04, 2023
Tajiri Shinkichi - Knot for a queen (1990)
Est: €6,000 - €10,000
Sculpture - Bronze - Dark brown patina - On a marble base - Sig. '90 on the base
De Vuyst
Feb. 11, 2023
Posters (2) by Shinkichi Tajiri - Studentenkerk Nijmegen Expositie-Plastieken Tajiri
Est: €180 - €400
Studentenkerk Nijmegen Expositie-Plastieken Tajiri - 70x100, added: same artist and event, 70x50, both 1969, silkscreens by Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 24, 2022
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). Mayday!
Est: €40 - €60
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). Mayday! Col. silkscreen, 57x70 cm., signed and "111/190" in black felt-tip pen, signed "Tajiri" in the print, published by Prent 190.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Sep. 26, 2022
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), silkscreen, Girl wit…
Est: €100 - €200
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), silkscreen, Girl with infinite knot, marked in print t.r., signed underneath passepartout, dim. 58 x 40 cm.
Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
Jun. 27, 2022
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), lithograph, Surreal …
Est: €50 - €100
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), lithograph, Surreal composition, signed, dim. 38 x 49 cm.
Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
Jun. 24, 2022
[S AND 1970S] FERDI AND TAJIRI
Est: €100 - €200
Four catalogues from the artists' couple. Dutch sculptor Ferdi (1927-1969) made vibrant textile works often with fake fur. Her 'horti-sculptures' from the 60s, referring to sexual organs, are currently being re-discovered. Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009) was a Japanese-American sculptor living in The Netherlands. Comprises: (1) Hortisculpture Ferdi. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1968. Cat. 439, 10 pp. (2) Tajiri / Ferdi 1927-1969 hortisculpture. Eindhoven, van Abbemuseum, 1970. Two folded posters, approx. 15 x 121 cm, both on bright colour paper with illustrations. Issued in a translucent envelope. Rare. Very fine copy. (3) Tajiri, beelden 1960-1967. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1967. Cat. 415, 32 pp. (4) Tajiri. Rotterdam and Maastricht, Boymans van Beuningen and Bonnefantenmuseum, 1974. Accordion-folded, 46 panels. Moderate rubbing on extremities. (total 4)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
May. 26, 2022
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923 - 2009, AMERICAN) Warrior.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923 - 2009, AMERICAN) Warrior. Bronze, unique, 1964. 940x330x343 mm; 37x12x13 1/2 inches. Stamped, Tajiri, dated, 64, and titled, Warrior. Provenance: The artist; Private collection, Minneapolis, MN; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 26, 2022
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009) Head (from the red brick series) aluminium 43
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009) Head (from the red brick series) aluminium 43 x 23 x 21cm.
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2022
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923-2009) Sint Joris en de draak, 1950-91. Sérigraphie
Est: €50 - €80
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923-2009) Sint Joris en de draak, 1950-91. Sérigraphie en couleurs. Signée et numérotée 100/200. Encadrée. Zeefdruk in kleur. Gesigneerd en genummerd 100/200. Ingelijst. 55 x 74 cm
Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles
Dec. 14, 2021
Unique junk sculpture by Shinkichi Tajiri
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
- TAJIRI, Shinkichi (American, Dutch 1923 - 2009). Untitled, c. 1955 - 1960. Brown patinated bronze with integral base mounted on original stained wooden pedestal, stamped with signature 'TAJIRI' (on the side of the bronze base). Dust in the recesses, some spots of oxidation, otherwise in very good condition. Unique.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Dec. 13, 2021
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), offset print, My secret garden, sig. b.r., di
Est: €200 - €400
Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), offset print, My secret garden, sig. b.r., dim. 69 x 50 cm. Tajiri Sh.
Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
Nov. 27, 2021
Tajiri, Shinkichi - Ohne Titel. (Knot). Handgeschö…
Est: €240 -
Tajiri, Shinkichi Ohne Titel. (Knot). Handgeschöpftes Papier und schwarze Kordel auf Karton montiert. Signiert und datiert unten rechts mit Bleistift sowie nummeriert unten links. Exemplar: 2/25. 1990. Blattmaße: 24 x 19 cm. Unikale "Knotenarbeit" des niederländisch-amerikanischen Künstlers Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), der sich seit seiner Gastprofessur an der HdK Berlin 1969 regelmäßig in Berlin aufhielt. Die handgeschöpften Arbeiten entstanden in Zusammenarbeit mit John Gerard. - Der Trägerkarton verso mit Galeriestempel von Horst Dietrich und umlaufend unter Passepartout montiert. - Dabei. I. Derselbe. Ohne Titel. Schwarze Farbe auf handgeschöpftem Papier. Signiert und datiert unten rechts mit Bleistift sowie nummeriert unten links. Exemplar: 11/18. 1988. Blattmaße: 41,5 x 50,5 cm. - Verso mit eigenhändiger Widmung des Künstlers, tadellos. - Dabei: II. Derselbe. Knots for Meditation. Ausstellungskatalog Galerie Horst Dietrich. Berlin, 1989. 80 S., 2 Bl. 21 x 21 cm. Original-Pappband.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Nov. 26, 2021
Tajiri, Shinkichi - The Wall - Die Mauer - Le Mur.…
Est: €240 -
Tajiri, Shinkichi The Wall - Die Mauer - Le Mur. X-Press, Baarlo, 1971. 46 Bl. 10 x 22,5 cm. Illustrierter Original-Pappband (etwas berieben und fleckig, Gelenk minimal eingerissen). Eins von 100 Exemplaren, auf dem Vorderdeckel vom Künster signiert und nummeriert. - Der niederländisch-amerikanische Künstler mit japanischen Wurzeln Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009) erhielt 1969 eine Gastprofessur an der HdK Berlin und beschäftigte sich in den folgenden Jahren wiederholt mit "the most fascinating piece of architecture in Berlin". Das vorliegende Büchlein entstand 1971 zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum des Mauerbaus und präsentiert seine, entlang eines 27 km langen Abschnitts aufgenommenen Photos. - Sehr guter Zustand.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Nov. 25, 2021
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). "My secret garden No.1"/ "(...) 2".
Est: €100 - €150
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). "My secret garden No.1"/ "(...) 2". Two colour offset prints, both ±71,5x51,5 cm., both signed and "114/190" in pencil, both titled in the print and signed and "1975" in letterpress, publ. by Prent 190. - AND 1 other similar col. offset print by the same (signed and "78/100" in white marker).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 25, 2021
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). "Granny's Knot".
Est: €80 - €100
Tajiri, S. (1923-2009). "Granny's Knot". Silkscreen, 59,3x40,5 cm., signed "Tajiri 74", "16/300" and "for Wim" in pencil, monogrammed in the print. Idem. Mayday! Col. silkscreen, 57x70 cm., signed and "187/190" in black felt-tip pen, signed "Tajiri" in the print, publ. by Prent 190.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 16, 2021
TAJIRI, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "Mayday". (1969). Cold. silkscreen print. 484 x 637 mm
Est: €80 - €100
TAJIRI, Shinkichi (1923-2009). "Mayday". (1969). Cold. silkscreen print. 484 x 637 mm. Annotated 148/190 and signed in pencil. (A few small marg. creases). - Added: Mark BRUSSE (1937-). "La Lumiere". Cold. silkscreen print. 520 x 740 mm. Annotated 148/190 and signed in pencil. -- (2).
Burgersdijk & Niermans
Jun. 24, 2021
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923-2009)
Est: €80 - €120
SHINKICHI TAJIRI (1923-2009) Sint Joris en de draak, 1950-91. Sérigraphie en couleurs. Signée et numérotée 100/200. Zeefdruk in kleuren. Gesigneerd en genummerd 100/200. 55 x 74 cm Encadrée.
Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles
Jun. 21, 2021
[AVANT-GARDE 1955-1975] SHINKICHI TAJIRI
Est: €70 - €120
Iris de Leeuw. Silkscreen poster for an exposition by Shinkichi Tajiri in the Studenten-Kerk in Nijmegen, 1969. 100 x 70 cm. Minor wear at margin edges, good copy + Tajiri. Velocity, Erotics, Violence. Poster, c. 1969. 50 x 70 cm. Left side creased with a small chip. (total 2)
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