On Kawara signature
Japanese · 1933–2014
10 catalogued lots by On Kawara record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
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Catalogue signature lines
Betitelt und datiert mittig: 21 NOV. 2003. Signiert verso: On Kawara
— "21 NOV. 2003", Van Ham, Oct 1, 2024Betitelt und datiert mittig: MAY 7, 1967. Verso signiert und nochmals datiert
— "MAY 7, 1967", Van Ham, Oct 1, 2024Signed "On Kawara" on the reverse
— NOV. 8, 1977 (from Today Series, no. 23), Phillips, May 15, 2024Signed 'On Kawara' on the reverse
— OCT.20, Phillips, Oct 13, 2023Signed 'On Kawara' on the reverse
— NOV.25, Phillips, Dec 3, 2020Signed "On Kawara" on the reverse
— Friday July 14, 2000 (Today series no. 26), Phillips, Sep 19, 2017Signed with initials in pencil and numbered 20/60
— One Million Years (For All Those Who Have Lived and Died); and One Million Years (Past and Future #39-50), Phillips, Jun 7, 2017Signed with initials and numbered 33/90 in pencil on the endpaper of volume 12
— I MET, Phillips, Jun 7, 2017Signed
— Four Decades (OCT.13, 1970 / MAY 7, 1980 / NOV.22, 1990 / APR.16, 2000), Phillips, May 8, 2016Signed
— May 10, Phillips, Nov 11, 2013
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to On Kawara auction results.