Artist: Seison Maeda (1901 - 1977)
Nationality: Japanese
Movement: Modern Japanese School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Seison Maeda enrolled at the art school headed by Hanko Kajita in Tokyo in 1901. He met and befriended fellow student, Kokei Kobayashi, who work was influential in Maeda’s early paintings. He traveled to Italy in 1922 and was awestruck by the frescoes of the Italian Renaissance. Although he known mostly for his figures, he also did landscapes and genre scenes. In 1935, Maeda was appointed to the Imperial Art Academy and was given the Order of Cultural Merit twenty years later. His autobiography was published in 1969.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (4)
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View over Tiled Roofs, Maeda Koichi (Japan, Tokyo, born 1936)  (Artist), 2003, Woodblock
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Fishing Village, Maeda Masao (Japan, 1904 - 1974) , 1939, Color woodcut
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Akamon of Imperial University, Maeda Masao (Japan, 1904 - 1974) , 1945, Color woodblock print
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Pomegranate, Maeda Masao (Japan, 1904 - 1974) , 20th century, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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Crow Collection of Asian Art: Western Tradition, Eastern Innovation: Contemporary Japanese Quilts
Quilting, which originated in Asia, was taken to Europe by Marco Polo and then brought to America by immigrants. It has since gone back to Japan thanks to the quilt revival that came with the Bicentennial of America. Japanese women who had come to...

Further Artwork and Information:

Seison Maeda (1901 - 1977) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Seison Maeda Japanese Modern Japanese School
Seison Maeda Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
MAEDA RENZO
artnet.com: Resource Library: Maeda, Seison
Gyokudo Kawai-The Japanese Master and his works
Gaho HASHIMOTO-The Japanese Master and his works--
East Asian Art & Archaeology - Newsletter
GREAT MASTERS
Gli anni sessanta del Giappone - Europaconcorsi

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