<b>ISHISHI</b><br>
<b>Impossible Staircase Cityscape</b> (untitled, undated)<br>
Coloured pencil on paper<br>
Signed lower right in red pencil<br>
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<b>Dimensions (unframed):</b> Approximately 50 x 70 cm (verify before listing)<br>
<b>Frame:</b> Unframed<br>
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<b>Artist:</b> ISHISHI (as signed). No established auction record located.<br>
<b>Provenance:</b> No gallery labels or prior auction documentation on verso.<br>
<b>Certificate of Authenticity:</b> Not present.<br>
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<b>Condition:</b> Very good. Paper clean, colours fresh and unfaded. Faint pencil preliminary sketch impressions visible on verso, consistent with the artist's working method. No foxing, tears, or staining.<br>
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The most spatially disorienting work in this artist's series, this purely architectural composition draws directly from M.C. Escher's tradition of impossible geometry. Staircases ascend and descend simultaneously, leading in directions that contradict each other. Arches spring from landings that have no visible support. Passages open to more passages. The composition is filled edge to edge with this impossible yet compulsively logical spatial network, with glowing orb forms punctuating the architecture like lanterns in a labyrinthine city at dusk. The restricted palette of dusty rose/pink and slate blue-grey gives the work a cool, contemplative atmosphere that distinguishes it from the warmer, more colourful works in the series.<br>
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Signed lower right. For buyers interested in architectural fantasy art with a spatial puzzle quality, this is the standout lot. Estimated value range for works of this type: $100 to $400.<br>
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<b>Specifications</b><br>
Artist: ISHISHI (as signed)<br>
Attribution: Signed original<br>
Title: Untitled<br>
Medium: Coloured pencil on paper<br>
Dimensions (unframed): Approx. 50 x 70 cm (unverified)<br>
Frame: Unframed<br>
Signature: Lower right, red pencil<br>
COA: Not present<br>
Condition: Very good

582452+49

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

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