[EIKYU] We provide appraisals, authentication, and purchase services for oil paintings, photo-dessins, and prints (etchings/aquatints/lithographs).

■ Profile

Eikyu (real name: Hideo Sugita, 1911–1960) is an indispensable artist when discussing postwar Japanese avant-garde art. As both a painter and printmaker, he was an experimental figure who created a unique form of expression using photography called "photo-dessin," and he is positioned as a pioneer of abstract and cross-media expression in Japan.

Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, Eikyu continued to create art through self-study, receiving almost no formal art education. By the 1930s, he had already developed a strong abstract orientation, and throughout the prewar and postwar periods, he consistently posed fundamental questions such as "What is existing painting?" and "What is expression?" In particular, his photo-dessins, which applied photographic techniques, blurred the boundaries between photography and creation, and remain extremely cutting-edge even from today's conceptual perspective.

Furthermore, Eikyu maintained a lifelong stance of "not confining art to a specific style." He created works while crossing diverse media such as oil, watercolor, airbrush, collage, copperplate engraving, lithography, and photo-dessin, and all of these stand as "experiments." This diversity is precisely why Eikyu's valuation cannot be discussed in terms of simple price ranges or genres.

With retrospective exhibitions held at museums nationwide, including the "Eikyu: 100th Anniversary Exhibition" (2011), his art-historical evaluation is already firmly established.

Today, he is an artist whose re-evaluation is progressing both domestically and internationally as the "origin of Japanese postwar avant-garde" and a "decisive figure before Gutai."

■ Eikyu's Art Media and Market Reality

1. Oil Paintings (Canvas)

Oil paintings are the area of Eikyu's work that is most highly valued.
Oil paintings from the 1950s are highly valued even in the F8 to F10 size class.

◉ For oil paintings, condition, inclusion in literature, and the presence of an authentication certificate significantly influence the price.

2. Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors, Airbrush)

Airbrush works and abstract works using watercolor or ink are more likely to be valued the more they reflect Eikyu's characteristic experimental nature, and works with authentication certificates are particularly highly valued.

3. Photo-Dessins

Photo-dessins, which are essential when discussing Eikyu, are a field that is currently receiving particularly high attention.

4. Prints (Etchings/Aquatints/Lithographs)

Prints are the most widely circulated works on the market.

◉ While valuations fluctuate depending on the stamp signature, EA notation, and the condition of the margins (yellowing, stains, wrinkles),the fact that there is constant demand in the market even if the condition is somewhat weakis something unique to Eikyu.

■ Points for Purchase and Appraisal

Eikyu's achievements are vast, with works spanning various media. Therefore, he can be considered an artist whose work requires professional appraisal.

• Type of medium (oil/paper/photo-dessin/print)

• Date of creation

• Type of signature (hand-signed/stamped/atelier signature)

• Presence of certificates of authenticity or literature references

• Condition (yellowing, stains, etc.)

■ That is why inquiries about Eikyu are increasing now

There is still continuous demand in the market, and he is an artist whose works are often highly valued depending on their content. We recommend having them looked at by an expert before disposing of them during the sorting process.

Whether it is an oil painting, a work on paper, a photo-dessin, or a print, our experienced experts will examine it based on market trends.

Please feel free to consult with us the moment you think, "What about this?"

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✅ Just send 2 photos from your smartphone (a photo showing the whole work + a photo showing the work's details such as the 'tomo-seal')
✅ Directly examined by an expert with 30 years of experience as an art dealer
✅ No forced immediate decisions, you can consult with peace of mind

📱 You can easily consult us via LINE. Please take your time to consider whether to sell after the appraisal. For those who are interested, please first prepare 2 smartphone photos (the whole work + signature or back), and we can provide an initial consultation for free.

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