Nobuo Kitagaki
Mixed Media
$1500
Nobuo Kitagaki (1918–1984) was a Japanese-American artist known for his minimalist geometric collages that fused Japanese design principles with mid-century modern aesthetics. Interned with his family during World War II, he later studied at the Chicago Institute of Design, where Bauhaus influences shaped his work. Settling in San Francisco, Kitagaki became part of the city’s vibrant postwar art scene, creating collages, shoji screens, and other works celebrated for their serene, reductive style, which combined elements of the East and West. In his later years in Portland, Oregon, his art resonated with the Pacific Northwest’s appreciation for simplicity, natural form, and contemplative design. Now seldom seen on the market, his works remain rare treasures for collectors.