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Hiroshi Yoshida: A Retrospective
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Hiroshi Yoshida
Retrospective exhibition commemorating 140 years since the birth of Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), a leading landscape painter during the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century.
Hiroshi Yoshida was born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. His budding talent then led him to Tokyo in his mid-teens, where he studied Western-style painting at a private school under Shotaro Koyama. Known by his colleagues as the “demon of painting” for his uncompromising attitude, he went to the United States in 1899 where he held several exhibitions, and won acclaim for his watercolor painting technique and the impressive quality of his work. He later traveled around Europe and the United States, presenting oil paintings and woodblock prints of various landscapes in Japan and countries around the world, also continuing his endeavors through Taiheiyo Art Association and government-sponsored exhibitions.
Yoshida painted a myriad of landscapes capturing natural beauty and is also known for being particularly fond of depicting mountain peaks in his works; he even made a point of climbing the Japanese Alps every year. There is a rich expressiveness present throughout his works, underpinned by his careful attention to the details of nature and his assured technique, which has captivated many people both in Japan and overseas, and has left an indelible impression on the history of contemporary Japanese painting.
This exhibition captures the totality of Hiroshi Yoshida’s practice and his appeal by featuring over 200 carefully selected watercolors, oil paintings, and woodblock prints ranging from those produced early on in his career to those of his later years.
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Workshop
Event Dates: August 6 (Sun) ①13:00-14:30 ②15:00-16:30 ※The content of both workshops will be the same
Workshop Instructor: Tsukasa Yoshida (print maker, president of Yoshida Print Academy, grandson of Hiroshi Yoshida), Shinkichi Numabe (traditional woodblock printer)
Capacity: 20 (suitable for beginners, for elementary school students and upwards)
Admission: Free (selected on a lottery basis, successful applicants will receive a ticket by July 24)
Venue: 1F Lobby
*Event in Japanese
*Please see website for further details and information on other events
Hiroshi Yoshida was born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. His budding talent then led him to Tokyo in his mid-teens, where he studied Western-style painting at a private school under Shotaro Koyama. Known by his colleagues as the “demon of painting” for his uncompromising attitude, he went to the United States in 1899 where he held several exhibitions, and won acclaim for his watercolor painting technique and the impressive quality of his work. He later traveled around Europe and the United States, presenting oil paintings and woodblock prints of various landscapes in Japan and countries around the world, also continuing his endeavors through Taiheiyo Art Association and government-sponsored exhibitions.
Yoshida painted a myriad of landscapes capturing natural beauty and is also known for being particularly fond of depicting mountain peaks in his works; he even made a point of climbing the Japanese Alps every year. There is a rich expressiveness present throughout his works, underpinned by his careful attention to the details of nature and his assured technique, which has captivated many people both in Japan and overseas, and has left an indelible impression on the history of contemporary Japanese painting.
This exhibition captures the totality of Hiroshi Yoshida’s practice and his appeal by featuring over 200 carefully selected watercolors, oil paintings, and woodblock prints ranging from those produced early on in his career to those of his later years.
[Related Events]
Workshop
Event Dates: August 6 (Sun) ①13:00-14:30 ②15:00-16:30 ※The content of both workshops will be the same
Workshop Instructor: Tsukasa Yoshida (print maker, president of Yoshida Print Academy, grandson of Hiroshi Yoshida), Shinkichi Numabe (traditional woodblock printer)
Capacity: 20 (suitable for beginners, for elementary school students and upwards)
Admission: Free (selected on a lottery basis, successful applicants will receive a ticket by July 24)
Venue: 1F Lobby
*Event in Japanese
*Please see website for further details and information on other events
Schedule | Jul 8 (Sat) 2017-Aug 27 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults: ¥1200, Seniors Over 65: ¥1000, University Students and High School Students: ¥800, Junior High School Students and Under: Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.sjnk-museum.org/en/4803.html | ||||
| Venue | Sompo Museum of Art https://www.sompo-museum.org/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1-26-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR, Keio or Odakyu line. 5 minute walk from exit A15 at Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi line. 5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 | ||||
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