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Umetaro Azechi

Artist

WA-00026034

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None documented

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ11578726 ULAN500330875

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints from Europe and Japan; Etchings by Matisse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

Field Verification (6 fields)

0 cross-verified · 6 single-source

BiographyMoMA + Unknown· 93%
Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 85%
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
Death yearUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%
LocationUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/260
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/azechi-umetaro
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (6)

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Snowman (plate, facing page 40) from The Modern Japanese Print

1962 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with eight woodcuts (one with collagraph) and two stencils (one over gouache)

composition (slightly irreg.): 14 5/16 × 9 1/2" (36.3 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Stand on the Snow Gorge

1956 · Woodcut

composition: 21 5/16 × 13 7/8" (54.2 × 35.2 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 17 13/16" (64 × 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mountain Guide B

1953 · Woodcut

composition: 13 1/16 x 9 7/16" (33.1 x 24cm); sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/8" (35.4 x 26.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Old Mountain Man

1953 · Woodcut

composition: 21 1/4 × 15 3/16" (54 × 38.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 × 16 1/4" (56.5 × 41.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Climber II

1953 · Woodcut

composition: 16 9/16 × 11 3/4" (42.1 × 29.8 cm); sheet: 17 9/16 × 12 5/16" (44.6 × 31.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Remains of a Volcano

1952 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 x 16 3/8" (29.4 x 41.6cm); sheet: 12 11/16 x 17 5/8" (32.2 x 44.7cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Artwork sources (1)

6 published of 12 catalogued · 8 with image

MoMA
6 publishedof 12 catalogued8 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Group Exhibition Prints from Europe and Japan; Etchings by Matisse

New York · 1955