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Teruko Yokoi
Japanese, Swiss, 1924-2020

Teruko Yokoi Japanese, Swiss, 1924-2020

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Teruko Yokoi, From my rear window, 1956
Teruko Yokoi, From my rear window, 1956

Teruko Yokoi Japanese, Swiss, 1924-2020

From my rear window, 1956
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 40 in
76 x 101.5 cm
signed lower left
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Photo: Michaela Muhmenthaler
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Teruko Yokoi, Ohne Titel (Japanese Diary - Water Lily), n.d.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Teruko Yokoi, Ohne Titel (Japanese Diary - Water Lily), n.d.
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Painted while Yokoi was living in Greenwich Village, From My Rear Window reflects her early immersion in the New York School. The composition is built from interlocking planes of red,...
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Painted while Yokoi was living in Greenwich Village, From My Rear Window reflects her early immersion in the New York School. The composition is built from interlocking planes of red, white, olive, and black that suggest the fragmented geometry of the city viewed through a window. Drips, overlays, and abrupt breaks of color capture the improvisational language of Abstract Expressionism, yet the structure of the work conveys a clarity that sets Yokoi apart from her contemporaries. In this canvas, the artist translates the vitality of her urban environment into a painterly exploration of rhythm, space, and balance, establishing an early voice that bridged Japanese sensibility with the American avant-garde.
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Provenance

Collection of the artist, Bern, Switzerland (1956–2020)

Estate of Teruko Yokoi (2020–Present)

Exhibitions

Mond Sonne Jahreszeiten, Ausbildungszentrum Wolfsberg, Ermatingen, Switzerland, 2010
Kunstmuseum Bern, 2020. Nr. 9

Literature

Teruko Yokoi, Mond Sonne Jahreszeiten, Wolfsberg, 2010, p. 28.
Teruko Yokoi. Tokyo - New York - Paris - Bern, exhibition at Kunstmuseum Bern, 2020, p. 35
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