Lot # 10 - Serigraph by Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai "Angel Of Happiness"

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Start Date/Time: 08-Jun-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 15-Jun-2026 7:09:00 PM
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This serigraph by Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai features one of his signature joyful spiritual figures—a round, smiling angel standing atop a radiant sunflower, halo glowing against a deep blue background. The composition blends whimsy with quiet symbolism, accompanied by Kirsten’s handwritten text reflecting his gentle, philosophical worldview. His clean linework, warm color palette, and childlike simplicity create a piece that feels both uplifting and contemplative, characteristic of his later spiritual prints.

Artist Bio — Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai (1920–2013)

Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai was a Seattle‑based painter, printmaker, sculptor, and Zen Buddhist priest whose work blends modernist forms with East‑Asian spiritual influence. Born in Chicago, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and later at the University of Washington before serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After the war, he worked as an editorial artist for the Seattle Post‑Intelligencer while developing his own artistic practice.

Beginning in the 1950s, Kirsten traveled annually to Japan and Korea for nearly five decades, spending extended time in temples and mountain regions—experiences that shaped the symbolic, meditative quality of his art. His work often features stylized figures, mandorlas, radiating lines, and themes of enlightenment, gratitude, and inner peace.

Kirsten founded the Kirsten Gallery in Seattle’s University District, where he exhibited his work for decades. His pieces are held in major collections including the Seattle Art Museum, the Library of Congress, the de Young Museum, and MoMA.



14.5 x 12 


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