Tetsuo Ochikubo (American/Hawaiian, 1923-1975) "Echoes of the Valley"



| Lot #: 228 Tetsuo Ochikubo (American/Hawaiian, 1923-1975) "Echoes of the Valley" |
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Oil on canvas. Signed 'T. Ochikubo' (lower right). Bearing the printed Krasner Gallery label, 1061 Madison Ave., inscribed 'TITLE Echoes of the Valley - #71 - 20" x 60" / ARTIST Tetsuo Ochikubo / MEDIUM Oil' (on the stretcher), and inscribed in pencil '79.297 / Tetsuo Ichikubo' (on the stretcher). |
| 20 x 61 in. |
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Provenance Probably Krasner Gallery, New York (Oscar Krasner; the artist's New York dealer, 1958-c.1972). A Private Upstate New York Institution. |
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Condition No in-paint or restoration. Some tight craquelure. |
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Auction Date Sep 24, 2026 |
| Estimate: $3,000-$5,000 |
Details:
Tetsuo Ochikubo, also known as Bob Ochikubo, was a Japanese-American painter, printmaker, and designer born in Waipahu, Hawaii. After serving as an infantryman in Europe during World War II, he studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York. Ochikubo worked at the Tamarind Institute in the 1960s and became best known for his entirely abstract paintings and lithographs. Alongside Satoru Abe, Bumpei Akaji, Edmund Chung, Jerry T. Okimoto, James Park, and Tadashi Sato, he was a member of the Metcalf Chateau, a group of seven Asian-American artists with ties to Honolulu. Ochikubo died in Hilo, Hawaii, in 1975, and his work is held in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
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