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Kitagawa Utamaro - Drying and Stretching Cloth

Drying and Stretching Cloth (circa 1797-1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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The Artist died in 1806 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
About the Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Little is known of Utamaro's life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime. In 1804 he was arrested and manacled for fifty days for making illegal prints depicting the 16th-century military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died two years later.

Utamaro's work reached Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, where it was very popular, enjoying particular acclaim in France. He influenced the European Impressionists, particularly with his use of partial views and his emphasis on light and shade, which they imitated. The reference to the "Japanese influence" among these artists often refers to the work of Utamaro.

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Woman with Thread (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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Woman Measuring a Man’s Gown (from the series Twelve Occupations of Women) (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (c. 1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Woman Serving Tea at a Cafe (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality) (mid 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Chushingura: Act III of The Storehouse of Loyalty (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Two Women and Man Carrying Black Samisen Box (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

More Artwork by Kitagawa Utamaro (View all 124 Artworks)

Woman with Thread (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Two Women Walking by a Stream Directed by Boy (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Woman Measuring a Man’s Gown (from the series Twelve Occupations of Women) (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (c. 1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Woman Serving Tea at a Cafe (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality) (mid 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)

Farm near Duivendrecht (c. 1916)

Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872 - 1944)
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