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43976

In a Blue Top

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In a Blue Top 女性像
by Togo Seiji (1897.4.28-1978.4.25)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ross Walker Collection (Ohmi Gallery)

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Artist: Togo Seiji (1897.4.28-1978.4.25) 東郷青児
Title: In a Blue Top 女性像
Series: 4 Seasons of a Young Woman 四季少女
Date of first edition?1941
Publisher (first edition)?Kato Junji
Publisher (this edition)?Kato Junji
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 43975
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

東郷青児の彩色木版画「女性像」額装入りです。


本紙の少し点シミとヤケがあります。他状態は良好です。
額装に傷みや汚れがあります。

経年による擦れや汚れ等はご承知下さい。
状態はなるべく画像にてご確認下さい。


額装寸法約56×44cm
画面寸法約37,5×28cm

Artist Bio: 
1897 -- Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
1914 -- Graduates from the middle school of Aoyama Gakuin University.
1915 -- Works in a room at Kosaku Yamada's Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Akasaka Research Institute.
His first one-man show at the Hibiya Art Museum, and meets Ikuma Arishima, who becomes his mentor.
1916 -- Studies in France.
Visits the Futurist Filippo Martini in Torino and participates in the Futurist movement, but despairs of their philosophy.
1922 -- Studies at the Lyon Art Academy.
1928 -- Returns to Japan.
The 15th Nikaten specially exhibits 23 of his European works.
Is awarded the 1st Showa Western Art Promotion Award.
1931 -- Becomes a member of the Nika Society.
1938 -- The Kyushitsukai is formed within the Nika Society, and Togo and Leonard Fujita become advisers.
1945 -- Works to rebuild the Nika Society following the end of World War II.
1957 -- Receives the Japan Art Academy Award.
1961 -- Becomes a member of the Japan Art Academy.
1969 -- Is decorated as an Officier d'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
1974 -- Explores the Tassili of Algeria and lives in tents with the Tog.
1976 -- Is decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class,with Rays.
Seiji Togo Art Museum is opened.
1978 -- Dies at age 80 in Kumamoto.
Is posthumously named a Person of Cultural Merit of the fourth court rank.

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