Harlequin

Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988

Harlequin

Artist : Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988
Date : c. 1965
Medium : hand colored drawing on paper
Item# : 181602
Condition : Minor toning and staining to front and on reverse; expertly restored tears at edge of paper
Image size : 32 1/4 x 21 3/4 inches
Comments : Unsigned original preparatory work for finished print
Provenance : Sekino Family Collection
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About The Artist

Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988

Born in Aomori. From boyhood knew Munakata Shiko as a charismatic painter a few years his senior. Sekino made woodblock prints with friends while still in middle school. Studied etching in Aomori with Kon Junzo. Contributed to Chokokuto in 1932, Shin hanga in 1935. Exhibited with Nihon Hanga Kyokai from 1932. Moved to Tokyo in 1939 after winning a 1936 Teiten prize for an etching. Studied etching at Etching Institute of Nishida Takeo and oil painting and drawing at a private painting scho.....

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