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Name Variant
Yoshida Toshi
Origin
Japanese
Artist's Lifespan
1911-1995
Artist Biographical Information
Yoshida Tōshi 吉田 遠志 (1911-1995) was a Japanese woodblock artist of the twentieth century. His father, Yoshida Hiroshi, was a renowned woodblock artist from the Shin-hanga art movement and the patriarch of the Yoshida family of artists. Under his father’s guidance, he began learning every step of the woodblock art creation process at the age of fourteen. Yoshida’s early works emulated his father’s style and artistic subjects inspired by their travels. However, he later explored different themes like water scenes, landscapes, and animals. In his art, his style evolved from naturalism to abstraction, a popular aesthetic in Japan during the 1950s. Later in his career, he returned to traditional Japanese landscapes
Note: In Japanese, the surname goes first when written.
Accession #
AG.2018.3
Date of Creation
1970
Date of Acquisition
2018
Description
This woodblock includes warm hues of orange, brown, yellow, and red of the final stages of a sunset. The organic lines along the edges of the canvas frame the abstract shapes in the center.
Medium
woodblock print, 4/13
Dimensions
26" x 36"
Location
Silverfield College of Education and Human Services
Exhibit Label
In Yoshida’s End of Summer, the warm hues of orange, brown, yellow, and red reflect the final stages of a summer season. The organic lines along the edges of the canvas frame the abstract shapes in the center. Yoshida traveled and produced art, giving his pieces an extensive color palette. The brushstrokes create a natural texture background for the bolder colors in the center.
Reference:
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Bickford, Lawrence. “Three Aspects of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printmaking.” Impressions, no. 18 (1994). http://www.jstor.org/stable/42597775.
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Blair, Dorothy. “Hiroshi Yoshida, 1876-1950.” Artibus Asiae 14, no. 1/2 (1951): 163–68. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3248691.
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Statler, Oliver. Modern Japanese Prints. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. Google Books.
