id:			125241
accession number:	1947.201
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.201
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:05.193000

Grapefruit, 1923. Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American, 1889–1953). Watercolor; sheet: 55.9 x 39.4 cm (22 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1947.201 ©  Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

title:				Grapefruit
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creation date:			1923
creation date earliest:		1923
creation date latest:		1923
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride
copyright:			©  Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	watercolor
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American, 1889–1953)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 55.9 x 39.4 cm (22 x 15 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in black ink, bottom center: "Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 23"
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	inscription:	sketch of clown head in a dish on verso
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	inscription:	verso, upper left, Daniel Gallery label
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		An Approach to Musem Objects
	opening date:   1958-03-04T05:00:00
	<i>An Approach to Musem Objects</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 3-June 30, 1958).

	title:		Water Colors from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1973-07-23T04:00:00
	<i>Water Colors from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 23-September 16, 1973).

	title:		Circa 1930
	opening date:   1983-04-12T05:00:00
	<i>Circa 1930</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983).

	title:		America Draws
	opening date:   1984-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>America Draws</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).

	title:		The Shores of a Dream:  Yasuo Kuniyoshi's Early Work in America
	opening date:   1996-09-07T00:00:00
	<i>The Shores of a Dream:  Yasuo Kuniyoshi's Early Work in America</i>. Amon Carter Museum (organizer) (September 7-November 17, 1996); Portland Museum of Art (February 1-March 30, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Lucia McCurdy McBride [1880-1970], Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1947
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: July 18, 1947
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Myers, Jane, and Tom Wolf. The Shores of a Dream: Yasuo Kuniyoshi's Early Work in America. 1996.
	page number: 	plate 15, p. 15
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