JUNKO FRANK (Junko Tsuchihachi) b. 1930
Wakayama, Japan 1930 (Japanese)
Title: Surrealist City with Green Sphere and Pink Form, 1970
Technique: Original Signed and Dated Gouache on wove paper
Size: 41.7 x 32.3cm / 16.4 x 12.7 in
Additional Information: This original Gouache is hand signed and dated by the artist "Junko Frank 70" in the lower right corner.
In the early 1970s In Junko Frank’s work, appear in these surreal horizons with symbolic spheres suspended in front of them, often making reference to Japanese Buddhist tradition.
Provenance: The Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum Jerusalem.
Charlotte Bergman, who died in Jerusalem on July 17 2003, one month before her 99th birthday, was unique among the museum's benefactors. She lived on the premises of the Israel Museum for three decades, and died there. When she made aliyah from New York to Israel in the 60's, the Belgian-born Bergman brought her collection of modern art with her and helped Jerusalem ex-mayor Teddy Kollek found the museum.
As the childless widow of an English architect, she promised to bequeath her paintings, sculptures and ceramics by such 20th century masters as Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso to the museum. In return, she asked to build a home within the campus, sharing its security. She wouldn't have to put her treasures in a vault. She could live with them and savor them with her friends. After her death the museum plans to keep the white, single-story house and its 200 art works intact. Although he would not put a figure on it, they are believed to be worth many millions of dollars. They include a portrait in oils of a young Charlotte Bergman by Dufy, a personal friend, and a set of small-format Henry Moore bronzes, among other works of Picasso, Braque and other great 20th century masters.
Condition: Excellent Condition.