| 「100th Anniversary KOMAI Tetsuro Exhibition Part 1 -Artist in young days and Patron-」 List of works |
From the collection of Mr. M, who was one of patrons of KOMAI Tetsuro (1920-1976) in his young days, Watanuki Ltd. is exhibiting oil paintings, woodblock and copperplate prints. 15 valuable works between 1936 (16 yrs) to 1960 (40 yrs), include those exhibited in exhibitions in and out of Japan such as Salon de Mai, Australia - New Zealand Touring Exhibition, Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibition, Shunyo Art Exhibition and special exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama.
Prof. KURITA Hidenori of Nagoya University Graduate School of Humanities Department has written an essay on Mr. M and KOMAI Tetsuro. This essay will be available on our web and blog.
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＜List of 15 exhibited works＞ |
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 "1969 New Year card" (Imitation of Kurt Seligmann's "Romantic Industries") c.1936 Copperplate (Etching) Image size: 11.5×9.7cnm Sheet size: 16.5×25.5cm Embossed *Catalogue No.3 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.4 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "(Work)" Woodblock print Image size: 40.0×30.4cm Sheet size: 49.5×44.5cm Signed SOLD |
 "Fossil" 1948 Copperplate (Aquatint, soft ground etching) Image size: 13.7×5.5cm Sheet size: 30.2×22.0cm Ed.20 Signed *Labeled for "6 Contemporary Print Artists Exhibition" (1952, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama) *Catalogue No.14 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.15 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
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 "Small fish" 1950 Copperplate (Etching, mezzotint (Ganpi print)) Image size: 5.0×12.0cm Sheet size: 30.2×22.0cm Ed.20 Signed *Labeled for "6 Contemporary Print Artists Exhibition" (1952, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama) *Catalogue No.25 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.26 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Grave diggers" 1951 Copperplate (Aquatint, soft ground etching) Image size: 16.2×11.3cm Sheet size: 28.0×20.0cm Ed.350 Signed *Labeled for "Salon de Mei" (1952, Paris) *Catalogue No.48 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.50 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Shark and Maldoror" 1951 Copperplate (Aquatint, etching) Image size: 16.2×11.3cm Sheet size: 38.0×28.5cm Ed.350 Signed *Labeled for "Salon de Mai" (1952, Paris) *Catalogue No.49 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.51 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
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 "Divided face" 1953 Copperplate (Color) Image size: 7.5×7.5cm Sheet size: 18.8×17.1cm Signed SOLD |
 "Town (Crowd)" 1953 Copperplate (Aquatint, color) Image size: 14.0×15.5cm Sheet size: 28.5×26.5cm Ed.25 Signed *Labeled for "30th Shunyo Art Exhibition" (1953) *Catalogue No.69 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.72 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "(Work)" Oil on canvas 32.8×52.8cm (M10) Signed SOLD |
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 "French landscape" 1954 Copperplate (Engraving) Image size: 9.5×6.7cm Sheet size: 32.6×25.0cm Ed.50 Signed *Catalogue No.75 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.78 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Tree" 1958 Copperplate (Aquatint, dry point) Image size: 26.0×36.5cm Sheet size: 32.0×45.5cm Signed *Labeled for "3rd Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan" (1958, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Catalogue No.91 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.91 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Forest at Night" 1958 Copperplate (Aquatint) Image size: 21.4×19.2cm Sheet size: 33.0×25.5cm Ed.25 Signed *Labeled for "Japan Contemporary Art Circuit Exhibition in Australia and New Zealand" (1958) *Catalogue No.99 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.101 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
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 "Minami Gallery Invitation" 1960 Copperplates (Etching) Image size: 4.0×15.0cm (Each) Sheet size: 15.0×38.0cm Ed.37 *Catalogue No.124, 125 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.125, 126 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Blue House" 1960 Copperplate (Aquatint, color) Image size: 13.0×18.5cm Sheet size: 32.5×25.0cm Ed.12 *Catalogue No.141 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) *Raisonne No.141 (Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha) SOLD |
 "Birthday celebration" 1962 Copperplate Image size: 9.5×7.1cm Ed.30 Signed SOLD |
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＜Exhibition page＞
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100th Anniversary KOMAI Tetsuro Exhibition Part 1
-Artist in young days and Patron- (Web exhibition / By appointment only) June. 16 ［Tue.］― July. 11 ［Sat.］ 2020 11:00-19:00 |
■KOMAI Tetsuro（1920-1976）
Born 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. Begun to learn a Copperplate printing from Takeo NISHIDA in 1935. He graduated the Tokyo Art School in 1942. After the World War II he exhibited works as a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Society) and Shunyokai artists’ association and also contributed prints to a variety of exhibitions. In 1951 he received an award in the first São Paulo Biennale for a representative work of his early period, Momentary Illusion, the same exhibition where Saitô Kiyoshi received an award (and had his breakthrough as an artist) with Steady Gaze. In the following year he was also given an award at the Lugano International Print Biennial. In 1953 he had his first solo exhibition at Shiseido Gallery. From 1954 to 1955 he studied in Paris. The opening exhibition of the Minami Gallery in 1956 was the Tesuro KOMAI Exhibition. From 1972 to 1976, he lectured at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Komai played a significant role in the promotion of Copperplate printing as an art form in the post-war Japan. He died in 1976 at the age of 56.
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