Signed and dated lower right: Tadashi Sato / 1960

The artist; Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaii, acquired from the above.

Tadashi Sato (1923-2005) Sea Form no. 8, 1960 Oil on canvas 50 x 60 inches (127 x 152.4 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Tadashi Sato / 1960 Dated, titled, and inscribed on the stretcher bar: #156 Sea Form # 8 [...] 1960 PROVENANCE: The artist; Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaii, acquired from the above. Tadashi Sato's Sea Form series is celebrated for its unique combination of abstract expression and cultural symbolism, capturing the essence of Hawaii's natural beauty through a deeply personal, meditative lens. This series, created over several decades beginning in the 1960s, remains one of Sato's most influential bodies of work, embodying his ability to bridge Japanese aesthetics, Western abstraction, and his Hawaiian heritage. The Sea Form series is particularly important for its innovative use of color, texture, and form to evoke the experience of underwater life, as well as for its contributions to the broader field of abstract art by celebrating cultural identity through non-representational forms. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Unlined canvas. Vertical stretcher bar line visible through the center of the composition. Scattered faint hairline craquelure, most visible in the white areas. Scattered flecks of loss along the lower center edge. Under UV exam, there does not appear to be retouches. Framed Dimensions 50.75 X 60.75 Inches