Azechi Umetaro
Japanese, 1902-1999
Old Man from the Mountain Hut
INV-8419
Azechi Umetaro
Japanese, 1902-19991953
Old Man from the Mountain Hut
Azechi Umetaro Japanese, 1902-1999 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
1953
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
56.4 × 41.4 cm (22 1/4 × 16 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the artist
This one of the prints of Old Man from the Mountain Hut. Both prints display different colors, especially in the face of the old man, and neither print exhibits the same color choices as the drawing. Notice in the drawing that the positions of the figure’s fingers are not as they appear in the prints, though the new positions have been indicated on the drawing in pencil. Azechi Umetaro was an avid mountain climber, and his love for this pastime makes up the core of his subject matter.
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