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| Artist: | Iwata Sentaro (1901-1974) — 岩田専太郎 |
| Title: | Beauty in Present Era - The Wind |
| Series: | Beauties |
| Date of first edition?: | 1973 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Shikishi
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| Format (this edition): | Shikishi |
| DB artwork code: | 45106 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Beauty in Present Era - The Wind
Artist Sentaro Iwata 1901-1974 24
Description From a series of beauties. No. 17. "Kaze" (The Wind). A beauty in present era (1926 - 1989).
Sentaro Iwata was a very popular illustrator in 1960 - 70. He was most famous for his alluring modern beauties. This series, made just one year before his death, was in a way meant to be the compilation of his creations over the years. Here, the vivacious beauties represent the lives and the manners of the different eras.
Signature "SEN Iwata".
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1973.
Medium/Technique Lithograph.
Width Item 10.1 inches = 25.7 cm
Height Item 9.9 inches = 25.2 cm
Width Mat 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm
Height Mat 20.3 inches = 51.5 cm |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Title Beauty in Present Era - The Wind
Artist Sentaro Iwata 1901-1974
Description From a series of beauties. No. 17. "Kaze" (The Wind). A beauty in present era (1926 - 1989).
Signature "SEN Iwata".
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1973.
Medium/Technique Lithograph.
Impression Excellent … Printed on a glossy paper.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Excellent … The left edge is pasted on the original folder with the title in Japanese. |
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| Artist Bio: |
岩田専太郎 いわた-せんたろう
1901－1974 大正-昭和時代の挿絵画家。
明治34年6月8日生まれ。伊東深水にまなび、20歳のとき博文館の「講談雑誌」に挿絵をかく。
大正15年から「大阪毎日新聞」連載の吉川英治「鳴門秘帖(なるとひちょう)」の挿絵が評判をよび、
モダン浮世絵とよばれる美人画はその後幅ひろい支持をえた。
挿絵はほかに大仏(おさらぎ)次郎「赤穂(あこう)浪士」、川口松太郎「蛇姫様」などがある。
昭和49年2月19日死去。72歳。東京出身。
画集に「三百年のおんな」、随筆に「女・おんな・女」「わが半生記」など。 |
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