ARTIST: KENJI USHIKU ( 1922-2012)
TITLE: BIRDS IN NEST
SIGNED: YES, SIGNED IN PENCIL.
TYPE: COLOR ETCHING
DIMENSION: SHEET: 19 1/2 x 12 1/2". IMAGE: 16" x 9"
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF KENJI USHIKO'S WORK, A BEAUTIFUL COLOR ETCHING.
GREAT CONDITION ASIDE FROM SLIGHT CREASE MARGIN ONLY.
HE WAS BORN IN CHIBA PREFECTURE IN 1922 AND PASSED AWAY IN 2012 AT THE AGE OF 89. HE DID HIS STUDIES AT THE PRESTIGIOUS TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FINE ART. HIS WORKS ARE IN COLLECTIONS AT NEW YORK MUSEUMS, THE CHIBA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, THE CHIBA CITY MUSEUM OF ART, THE SAKURA MUSEUM OF ART AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART IN OSAKA, TO NAME A FEW.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE JAPAN PRINT ASSOCIATION.
HIS FIRST ETCHINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN JAPAN IN THE MID 1950's AND SINCE THAT TIME HIS GRAPHIC WORKS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN MAJOR EXHIBITIONS IN AMERICA, EUROPE AND JAPAN. DURING THE MID CENTURY, HIS COLOR ETCHINGS WERE COMMISSIONED BY BOTH JAPANESE AND AMERICAN PUBLISHERS.

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