Q Ei Water Color
Water color piece by Japanese artist Q Ei. Water color on paper. The water color is approximately: 29.21 cm X 21.59 cm Approximate year 1950s.
Yard sale in San Francisco, California. Japanese household, grandfather passed away and garage was filled with old art.
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Thank you for contacting Mearto. This is a painting by Ei-Q (1911-1960). The corner says スギタ Sugita, which was the name he worked under at the beginning of his career. It’s strange that it is written in katakana rather than kanji.
Below are hammer prices of his works that I could find. There was only one watercolor. He mostly worked with photography and etching. Based on these, the fair market value is approximately between $1400 and $2000.
Set of 2 watercolor, $2800
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/Ei-Q,-Work-sold-with-53B-set-of-2_1DB4997B83/
Gelatin print, $3750
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5881011
Etching, $2530
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/Ei-Q,-Mother_49A4D04BDE/
2 etchings, $2700
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/Ei-Q,-The-Past-Back-to-back,-from-A-Collection_8E44515AFE/
Photogram, $5050
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/Ei-Q,-Horse-and-Ballerina_FB14E6F8F2/
