Reiji Matsumoto

Japanese | 1938

Reiji Matsumoto is a Japanese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1938. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art have featured Reiji Matsumoto's work in the past.Reiji Matsumoto's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 14 USD to 5,002 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2015 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,002 USD for Queen emeraldas, sold at Mainichi Auction, Tokyo in 2025. In the past 12 months, their photographs have averaged 2,226 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 436 USD.Reiji Matsumoto has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, HYPEBEAST and The Japan Times. The most recent article is Iconic Production Cel from 'Akira' Races to Forefront of Heritage's International Art and Anime Auction in March written for ArtDaily in February 2022.

Artist's alternative names: Akira Matsumoto, Leiji Matsumoto

Featured for Sale

U.S.A. ,1962

By Reiji Matsumoto

Nye & Company

At Auction

Notable Lots

Time will never betray dream!! - Original - Reiji Matsumoto

Time will never betray dream!! - Original ,2019

By Reiji Matsumoto

-16%

below mid-estimate

Live today for tomorrow (original) - Reiji Matsumoto

Live today for tomorrow (original) ,2012

By Reiji Matsumoto

News of arrival ,2016

By Reiji Matsumoto

+9%

above mid-estimate

VIEW 311 ARTWORKS

Upcoming Lots

U.S.A. ,1962

By Reiji Matsumoto

Nye & Company

Recent Auction Results

Albator ,1978

By Reiji Matsumoto

+125%

above mid-estimate

Aibo Art Auction

Albator ,1978

By Reiji Matsumoto

+73%

above mid-estimate

Aibo Art Auction

Albator ,1978

By Reiji Matsumoto

+38%

above mid-estimate

Aibo Art Auction

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Past Exhibitions

Photographic Distance

Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts

Utsunomiya | Japan

Jul 17,2021 - Sep 09,2021

Collection Highlights

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroshima | Japan

Dec 01,2020 - Dec 27,2020

Collection Highlights / The Century with Mushroom Clouds / Prayer

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroshima | Japan

Jun 30,2018 - Oct 21,2018

Articles

Iconic Production Cel from 'Akira' Races to Forefront of Heritage's International Art and Anime Auction in March

ArtDaily 23/02/2022

If there is an indelible image from the 1988 classic anime film Akira , this is it: Shōtarō Kaneda atop his famous motorcycle, headed straight toward the viewer.

Own A Piece of History In WAGTI's Olympic Heritage Collection "2020 Lucky Cat Edition"

HYPEBEAST 28/07/2021

Featuring 29 artists from Marvel, DC Comics, Leiji Matsumoto, Yoichi Takahashi and more!

Leiji Matsumoto surfs the floating world

The Japan Times 02/04/2017

The work of manga artist Leiji Matsumoto mixes historical periods, themes and technologies, often in a science-fiction setting: His signature comics involve steam locomotives and reborn World War II battleships sailing among the stars.