A curated list of paintings I believe would thrive in the Japanese art market (some already have).
Francis Picabia, Arbre en fleurs, ca. 1938, Oil on cardboard. 46.1 × 55.2 cm (18 1/10 × 21 7/10 in), Helene Bailly Gallery.
André Brasilier, Femme assise (Le banc blanc), 1980, Oil on canvas. 81 x 54 cm (31.9 x 21.3 in)
Marc Chagall, Esquisse pour ‘Commedia dell’arte’,” 1958. Gouache, pastel, and graphite on paper, 32.5 × 50 cm (12 ¾ × 19 ¾ in), Helene Bailly Gallery.
Jean Pierre Cassigneul, La Tarte aux fraises, 2017. Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm (51 ¹/₈ x 38 ¹/₄ in), Stern Pissaro Gallery.
Kees van Dongen, Le Sentier de la vertu, Oil on canvas. 130.2 x 97.2 cm (51 ¼ x 38 ¼ in).
Kees Van Dongen, La Baigneuse à Deauville, ca. 1920, Oil on canvas. Private collection © Adagp, Paris, 2024.
Claude Monet (1840–1926), Les Bords de l’Epte à Giverny (The Banks of the Epte at Giverny), 1887, Opera Gallery Paris.
André Brasilier, Feu d’artifice à Juan Les Pins, 2011. 33 x 55 cm (12.99 × 21.6 in).
André Brasilier, Rêverie d’été, 2024. 97 x 130 cm (38 × 51 in). Opera Gallery Paris.
Marie Laurencin, Jeune femme, Oil on canvas. 46 x 38 cm (18 × 14.9 in).
Marie Laurencin, Trois jeunes femmes. Marie Laurencin Museum, Nagano Prefecture, Japan © Adagp, Paris.
Pablo Picasso, Buste de femme, 1960. 81 x 65 cm (31.8 × 25.5 in).
Pablo Picasso, Femme au chapeau, 1962. 62 x 44 cm (62 × 17 in), Opera Gallery Paris.
André Brasilier, Feux d’artifice à Juan Les Pins, 2023. 97 x 130 cm (38 × 51 in), Opera Gallery Paris.