Still Life
Yozo HamaguchiWW-1957-054067
1957·Mezzotint on white wove paper·Plate: 29.8 × 44.4 cm (11 3/4 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 49.8 × 65.4 cm (19 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1957
- Dimensions
- Plate: 29.8 × 44.4 cm (11 3/4 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 49.8 × 65.4 cm (19 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Yozo Hamaguchi
Artist
Yozo Hamaguchi
Yozo Hamaguchi was a Japanese printmaker renowned for his masterful intaglio technique, particularly etching and engraving. Working across the postwar period, he developed a distinctive approach to still life and abstraction, creating densely worked plates of extraordinary technical refinement. His prints are characterized by precise linear control and subtle tonal modulation achieved through meticulous plate manipulation. Hamaguchi's work bridged traditional Japanese aesthetics with European modernist printmaking practices.
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- Yozo Hamaguchi
- Year
- 1957
- Dimensions
- Plate: 29.8 × 44.4 cm (11 3/4 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 49.8 × 65.4 cm (19 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1957-054067
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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