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accession number: 1979.29
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Yozo Hamaguchi Prints, 1978. Yozo Hamaguchi (Japanese, 1909–2000). Color mezzotint; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Moselle Taylor Meals 1979.29
title: Yozo Hamaguchi Prints
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creation date: 1978
creation date earliest: 1978
creation date latest: 1978
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creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Moselle Taylor Meals
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culture: Japan, 20th century
technique: color mezzotint
department: Prints
collection: PR - Mezzotint
type: Print
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CREATORS
* Yozo Hamaguchi (Japanese, 1909–2000) - artist
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979
opening date: 1979-09-04T04:00:00
Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 4, 1979-January 27, 1980).
title: Year in Review: 1979
opening date: 1980-02-13T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Alice Adam
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Hamaguchi learned mezzotint while studying painting and
engraving in Paris in the 1930s. Invented in the 17th century,
mezzotint mimics the quality associated with oils; its velvety
texture and finely gradated tonal values make it the perfect
printmaking technique to reproduce paintings. Difficult and
laborious, mezzotint was rarely used by the 20th century,
but Hamaguchi sparked a revival with his original designs
of subtle, refined beauty. The artist’s prints illustrate the
importance of placement, pattern, and selectivity in Japanese
art. Concentrating on a single modest motif, Hamaguchi
created an intense, restrained, and magical ambiance.
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