$178
Keiji Usami (Japanese, b. 1940) Untitled [Fragmented Figures] Signed and dated "Keiji Usami '77" l.r. Graphite and color pencil on paper, sight size 21 x 27 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. N.B. Usami's work depicting fragmented figures largely derives from photographs of the Watts Riots of 1965 in Los Angeles. The six-day riot, which was the largest in Los Angeles history until the Watts Riots of 1992, was prompted by mounting racial tensions and accusations of police brutality.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-01-18