Whiling Away the Summer by Wu Li
1679 / Ink on paper / 14 5/16”x105 3/4” / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tag Archives: Drawing
Summer~ July 2
Summer Mountains Attributed to Qu Ding
c.1050 / Ink and color on silk / 17 7/8″x45 3/8″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Love & War~ May 27
Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron) by Suzuki Harunobu
1764–72 / Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with embossing / 11 1/4”x8 1/8” / The Met
Courtesan Senri Receiving a Love Letter
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) played a pivotal role in the evolution of Japanese printmaking during its great period — the last half of the i8th and the first years of the 19th century. In the final years of his relatively brief life, he opened up a new dimension of expression in that tradition of graphics by introducing many colors to what had essentially been a mono-chromatic art form.
A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters
Just 20 or so years previously, the invention of so-called benizuri-e had made it possible to print ukiyoe in three or four colors, but already it was becoming possible to print about ten different colors on a single sheet of paper. It was Harunobu who first applied this new technique to ukiyoe prints. Such prints were called nishiki-e.
A Caged Bird and a Love Letter
Suzuki Harunobu / ukiyo-e.org
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Harunobu from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / April 24 – June 24, 2018 / Abeno Harukas Art Museum
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Spring~ April 29
Paris Suite I (Spring) by Robert Motherwell
1979-1980 / Lithograph on paper / 19-3/4”x19-5/16” / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
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Early Spring in Azumino by Tōshi Yoshida
1989 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 8”x12-1/4” / Indianapolis Museum of Art
Spring~ April 26
Spring Landscape, Isle of Man by William Hoggatt
1945(?) / Preparatory sketch; oil on canvas / 6 1/4”x9 1/2” / Manx National Heritage
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Arrangement of Spring Flowers in Tokyo by Andy Warhol
1956 / India ink and black ballpoint on Strathmore / 19”x14 1/4” / Private collection
Spring~ April 24
Spring in a Hot Spring (Onsen no haru) by Yoshida Hiroshi
1940 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 10 11/16”x15 7/8” / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Garden Path in Spring by Duncan Grant
1944 / Oil on canvas / 36”x32 3/4” / Tate Gallery
Spring~ April 23
Spring Song by Dorothy Lathrop
1930 / Wood engraving / Dimensions? / Multiple copies
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Krishna (Spring in Kulu) by Nicholas Roerich
1930 / Tempera on canvas / 27”x46” / Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYC
Spring~ April 20
Spring Offerings by Wu Changshuo
1919 / Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper / 58”x31 1/2” / The Met
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