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Artists›Toshiko Takaezu

Toshiko Takaezu

1922–2011

WA-00002968

Pepeekeo, HI, USA

PaintingAbstract ExpressionismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ7827716

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%

Source Registry (1)

James-Cohan
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

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Movement

Abstract Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (32)

Untitled

2000 · Stoneware and glazes

63.5 × 20.3 cm (25 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Black Hole

2000 · Stoneware and glazes

33 × 26.7 cm (13 × 10 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1995 · Stoneware and glazes

48.3 × 16.5 cm (19 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1995 · Stoneware and glazes

62.2 × 20.3 cm (24 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Untitled (Makaha Blue)

1995 · Stoneware

28 1/4 × 12 7/8 × 12 1/2 in., 32.9 lb. (71.8 × 32.7 × 31.8 cm, 14.9 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cobalt Blue

1991 · Glazed porcelain

47 × 20.3 cm (18 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pacific

1991 · Stoneware and glazes

55.9 × 21.6 cm (22 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dancing Brush

1990 · Stoneware and glazes

91.4 × 55.9 cm (42 1/2 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1990 · Stoneware and glazes

35.6 × 17.8 cm (14 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1990 · Stoneware and glazes

15.9 × 14.3 cm (6 1/4 × 5 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1990 · Stoneware and glazes

36.8 × 16.5 cm (14 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Skidmore

1990 · Stoneware and glaze

142.2 × 78.7 cm (56 × 31 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Yellow Moon

1990 · porcelain

Diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Pink/White Form

1990 · porcelain

Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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White Form

1990 · ceramic

Overall: 85 x 40 cm (33 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cobalt Blue Form

1990 · porcelain

Diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Overall: 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Black Moon

1990 · stoneware

Diameter: 57.8 cm (22 3/4 in.); Overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1980 · Anagama-fired stoneware

13.3 × 14.6 cm (5 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1980 · Stoneware and glazes

47 × 20.3 cm (18 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vase

1980 · Stoneware and glaze

31.8 × 22.9 cm (12 1/2 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Salt-fired stoneware

17.8 × 17.8 cm (7 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Salt-fired stoneware

31.8 × 22.9 cm (12 1/2 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Closed Form

1970 · Stoneware and glaze

14 × 15.3 cm (5 1/2 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Salt-fired stoneware

25.4 × 24.1 cm (10 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

32 published of 32 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
20 published20 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
5 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Black Moon
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Pink/White Form
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Yellow Moon
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cobalt Blue Form
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
White Form
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Double-Spouted Vase
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Double-Spouted Vase
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

18 assets

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

Movements2

Abstract Expressionism Expressionism

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Phillips

Background

Education

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Visual Arts · 1947

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Visual Arts

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