ARTIST: SHOGO OKAMOTO (1920-2001)
TITLE: TREES
SIGNED: YES, SIGNED IN PENCIL AND DATED
TYPE: ETCHING
YEAR: 1976
DIMENSION: SHEET: 7 1/5" x 5". IMAGE: 5" x 3 1/2"
CONDITION: Excellent condition.
SHOGO OKAMOTO WAS BORN IN TOKYO AND GRADUATED FROM THE NATIONAL TOKYO ACADEMY OF FINE ART. HE BEGAN STUDYING THE ETCHING PROCESS IN 1964 and in 1967 HE HELD HIS FIRST ONE MAN SHOW. HE EXHIBITED AT KEY PRESTIGIOUS GALLERIES THEREAFTER. IN 1974 HE WAS SELECTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRINT EDITION OF " ORIGINAL GRAPHICS BY 26 MODERN JAPANESE ARTISTS".
THIS SAME YEAR HE EXHIBITED AT MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE, PARIS. FROM 1974-1978 HE HELD ONE MAN SHOWS ANNUALLY AT HENDRICKS ART COLLECTION.
IN 1978, 79 AND 80 HIS WORK WAS FEATURED AT ART WASHINGTON.
HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE 1970's and 1989's AND DID VERY LITTLE WORK THEREAFTER UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IM 2000. HIS TECHNIQUE IS VERY PAINSTAKING AS HE APPLIES THE COLOR TO THE COPPER PLATES WHICH HAVE BEEN ETCHED. HE USES ONE PLATE FOR EACH COLOR IN THE COMPOSITION. HIS WORK IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND HE IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR FINE TEXTURED ETCHINGS WHICH ARE COMPLETED IN A TOTALLY JAPANESE MANNER.
THIS IS A TREASURE

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