EMERALD ROOM | EMERALD EDITIONS: Exclusive global representative for fine art prints and lead archival partner for paintings

  • Teruko Yokoi’s Bern studio with an unfinished polyptych in progress, late 1970s. Archival photograph.

  • Emerald Room | Emerald Editions serves as the exclusive global representative for the fine art prints of Teruko Yokoi, and represents a significant group of paintings and works on paper, with particular focus on early San Francisco and New York works, Paris period paintings, and mid-career Bern works. In addition, Emerald Room functions as the Estate’s lead archival partner for paintings.

    Working in close collaboration with the Estate, Emerald Room oversees the long-term scholarly stewardship of Yokoi’s work, including archival research, catalogue raisonné development, and institutional coordination. Emerald Room also serves as the primary point of contact for museums, curators, scholars, and publishers seeking access to archival materials, high-resolution images, and authoritative research related to the artist’s practice. This structure reflects the Estate’s commitment to accuracy, contextual rigor, and responsible access.

     

     

    Scope of Representation and Stewardship

    • Exclusive global representation of fine art prints and editions

    • Lead archival partner for paintings, including coordination of catalogue raisonné projects

    • Oversight of scholarly research and archival documentation

    • Institutional loan and exhibition support

    • Image rights, permissions, and media coordination

    • Estate website design and digital stewardship

     
    Archival and Scholarly Role

    Emerald Room maintains and develops the Estate archive in consultation with the Yokoi family and institutional partners. Its work includes the organization and preservation of primary source materials, printmaking records, exhibition histories, correspondence, and technical documentation related to Yokoi’s studio practice.

    Access to archival materials is provided to museums, curators, and approved scholars through a structured request process, ensuring that research, exhibition, and acquisition initiatives are supported with verified and authoritative information.

     

     
    Institutional Engagement

    Emerald Room works directly with museums and public institutions on acquisitions, loans, and scholarly programming. This engagement includes curatorial research support, contextual guidance, and assistance in situating Yokoi’s work within broader narratives of postwar abstraction, cross-cultural modernism, and the international contributions of women artists in the mid-twentieth century.

     

     
    Selected Areas of Focus

    • Early San Francisco and New York period paintings and works on paper

    • Paris period paintings and works on paper

    • Bern period paintings and works on paper

    • Printmaking collaborations and technical innovation

    • Cross-cultural abstraction and postwar artistic networks


     
    Inquiries

    Institutional, curatorial, and scholarly inquiries regarding Teruko Yokoi are coordinated through Emerald Room on behalf of the Estate and in consultation with representing gallery partners.

     

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