Artist: John Lennon (1940-1980) British

Title: Karuizawa,1977

Medium: Limited Edition Serigraph 78/300

Dimensions: 27.5” x 29.5” Framed

Hand stamped with John’s personal chop mark and edition in pencil . This is a loving drawing of John in repose on a tatami mat wearing a Japanese robe, his signature round spectacles cast to the side. Yoko leans over him with her hands resting on his legs capturing a restful time in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa where the couple visited regularly. A wonderful print in John Lennon’s loose and whimsical pen and ink style.

During 1986, Yoko Ono Lennon decided to share John’s artistic genius with the public by publishing the first in a series of prints entitled ‘This is my Story Both Humble and True’ followed with ‘Bag One Continued…’, ‘Dakota Days’, ‘Karuizawa Series’ and ‘Japan Through John Lennon’s Eyes’. These works are a commentary on John’s everyday life, his wife, Yoko and their son, Sean. The drawings are whimsical yet poetic, loving portraits of their years together. Drawn by one of the most important cultural figures of our time, these illustrations celebrate human love and communication- two themes at the heart of John Lennon’s contribution to the art of the twentieth century.