Yookan Westfield, Summer in Brooklyn 2, 2020

61 × 76.2 cm
This is the latest work by Brooklyn based Japanese artist Yookan Westfield, who is well known and beloved for her exquisite paintings of cats. This unique, oil on canvas is hand signed on the lower recto, and bears a label on the verso, handwritten and signed by the artists. For art collectors who are serious cat lovers, Yookan's cat paintings are a must-have. She already had an almost cult-like following in Japan, where she exhibited widely in galleries and museums, before she emigrated to the United States on a genius visa, accorded because of her extraordinary artistic talent. Westfield continues to exhibit regularly in New York and Japan. The present work, "Summer in Brooklyn 2", celebrates two of the artist's own cats: one named Orange (a big tomcat), and Grey (a gentle female), who have served as the artists companions and muses throughout the pandemic. Westfield studied painting at the New York Studio School of Painting & Sculpture under the Dean of the School, renowned painter, Graham Nickson, and she received her MFA from Musashino Art University in Tokyo and her BFA Kanazawa Art University, Japan. This is an gorgeous painting that would look beautiful in any home. The cat-loving collector who acquires it will be delighted.

Hand signed on the lower right recto (front) as well as hand signed, handwritten label affixed to the back.