No. 48 / 51 · Print

Futura Akari 1AV Bowtie Print

Futura and Isamu Noguchi · c. 1954 / 2021 · AK-48
AK-48 · Futura Akari 1AV Bowtie Print
AK-48 · Futura Akari 1AV Bowtie Print

Catalogue record

Catalogue ID
AK-48 · No. 48 / 51
Artist
Futura and Isamu Noguchi
Title
Futura Akari 1AV Bowtie Print
Year
c. 1954 / 2021
Medium
Green acrylic, marker and aerosol on screenprinted washi paper
Colour / finish
Hand-painted screenprint on washi paper (green bowtie)
Dimensions
61 × 48.3 cm (24 × 19 in.)
Edition
Edition 68 of 99 (hand-painted unique)
Rarity
Edition
Collaboration
The Noguchi Museum
Authentication
Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
Collection
Private Collection, Melbourne

Description

Not a Pointman figure -- a Futura work from the Noguchi collaboration that sits beside the Pointman story. Green 1AV Bowtie colourway from the 2021 Futura Akari print series: Noguchi's c. 1954 Akari 1A design, screenprinted on washi and hand-painted by Futura. Acrylic, marker and aerosol; each of the 99 is unique. Companion to the 1AV Sun print (AK-47).

Provenance

Purchased 20 April 2026 from The Noguchi Museum shop, museum primary market. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition 68 of 99. Private Collection, Melbourne.