Nude in Sky
Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988
Nude in Sky- Artist : Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988
- Date : 1949
- Medium : etching
- Item# : 220109
- Condition : Minor staining on reverse
- Dimensions : 7 x 5 3/4 inches
- Comments : An original stand-alone print which can also be found in Sekino illustrated book, Birth of Venus (Poetry and Pictures), 1949
- Provenance : Sekino Family Collection
- Price : $1,500
About The Artist
Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988Born 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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