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Artists›Sadao Watanabe

Sadao Watanabe

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WA-00029994

PrintmakingContemporary

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MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6255
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Printmaking

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (18)

Adam and Eve

1980 · Hand-colored stencil print; edition 12/100

66.4 × 51.4 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Untitled

1978 · woodcut

Image: 11.6 x 15.9 cm (4 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Last Supper

1977 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 6/80

61 × 81.3 cm (24 × 32 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madonna and Child

1975 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 62/70

53.3 × 33 cm (21 × 13 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peter and the Rooster

1974 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 3/70

63.5 × 52.7 cm (25 × 20 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Descent from the Cross

1973 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 33/70

69.5 × 52.5 cm (27 3/8 × 20 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Flight Into Egypt

1971 · woodcut and screenprint

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Holy Family

1970 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 18/50

58.4 × 50.8 cm (23 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Flower Garden

1963 · dyed paper stencil

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nativity

1963 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 4/50

59.1 × 48.3 cm (23 1/4 × 19 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Entry into Jerusalem

1962 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 15/50

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Wise Men

1962 · Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 40/50

69.8 × 59 cm (27 7/16 × 23 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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PEOPLE VISITING STABLE

1962 · Stencil on red faced paper

Sheet 35 9/16 x 23 5/16" (90.3 x 59.2 cm) Comp. 28 3/16 x 21 1/4" (71.6 x 54.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Listening (plate, facing page 28) from The Modern Japanese Print

1962 · Stencil over gouache from an illustrated book with eight woodcuts (one with collagraph) and two stencils (one over gouache)

composition (slightly irreg.): 16 7/8 × 11" (42.9 × 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled

1960 · woodcut and stencil

Sheet: 58 x 49.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/2 in.); Image: 52 x 44.6 cm (20 1/2 x 17 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sheet 23 7/8 x 38 3/4" (60.5 x 98.4 cm) Comp. 20 3/8 x 34 5/8" (51.7 x 87.9 cm)(black only)

Museum of Modern Art

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THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD (MATTHEW 20)

1958 · Stencil

Sheet 45 x 39" (114.4 x 99.0 cm) Comp. 40 3/4 x 34 3/4" (103.5 x 88.0 cm) Mount 46 1/8 x 39 3/8" (117.0 x 100 .0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

18 published of 23 catalogued · 9 with image

Art Institute Chicago
9 published9 img
MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
1978 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Flight Into Egypt
1971 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Flower Garden
1963 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Contemporary

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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