Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) - Lot 31

Important collection of Japanese prints from the personal collection of Mr. René Scholten, Netherlands.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 2pm

René Scholten, president of Scholten Japanese Art, which opened its doors in New York in September 2000, began his career as a collector of Japanese art with a particular passion for prints.

his career as a collector of Japanese art with a particular passion for prints.

He began acquiring works in the 80s, and his first major acquisition was a print by Torii

Kotondo entitled "Maquillage". From this first print, his collection grew rapidly, as did his involvement in

commitment to Japanese art circles in the Netherlands and beyond.

Initially, Mr. Scholten concentrated on Kotondo's contemporaries, primarily shin-hanga artists; but

gradually, he found himself drawn to the more traditional ukiyo-e prints of the 18th and 19th centuries as well. While

he gradually came to understand Japan through these representations, principally the Japan of the Edo period, his passion extended to other art forms as well.

to other art forms. The Scholten collection now includes, in addition to prints, paintings, screens, lacquerware

lacquerware, porcelain, sculpture and, more recently, contemporary ceramics.

Collecting Japanese art was a source of great joy for René Scholten, both for the beauty of the works and for the quality of the encounters along the way.

and the quality of the encounters along the way. It is part of this collection, carefully assembled over almost forty years

for nearly forty years, that he has chosen to auction on October 16 through Audap & Associés.

His experiences in the art world eventually encouraged him to open his own gallery in The Hague in 1995. Success came

and, in 1999, he launched his New York gallery and concentrated his efforts there. So as not to compete with it

he gradually stopped adding to his personal collection. However, as a seasoned connoisseur never quite stops, he continues his

continues his activity today by lending his collection to museums in the Netherlands and the USA, and continues to support a wide range of projects and exhibitions.

a wide range of projects and institutions related to Japanese art.

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