May 25, 2017 - Sale 2449

Sale 2449 - Lot 296

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
KAZUMASA NAGAI (1929- ) 13TH TOKYO MOTOR SHOW. 1966.
39 3/4x27 inches, 101x68 1/2 cm. Tosho Printing Co., Ltd, [Tokyo.]
Condition B+: sharp creases and abrasions in image; minor repaired tears at edges; minor loss in lower left corner.
An excellent and skillful design, evocative of a tire or even a spinning hubcap, this poster effectively promotes the 13th Tokyo Motor Show with its abstract image. There is a psychedelic element to the composition that is fitting to the era. Nagai 38, p. 53.