id: 160227 accession number: 1998.13 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.13 updated: Little Impulse, 1996. Rie Ito (Japanese, b. 1966). Mezzotint with chine collé; overall: 90 x 50 cm (35 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward Collection Fund 1998.13 title: Little Impulse title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1996 creation date earliest: 1996 creation date latest: 1996 current location: creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward Collection Fund copyright: --- culture: Japan, 20th century technique: mezzotint with chine collé department: Prints collection: PR - Mezzotint type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Rie Ito (Japanese, b. 1966) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 90 x 50 cm (35 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: 10 support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Recto, in pencil at bottom: 3/10; Title in Japanese; Artist's signature lower left translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections". --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Following the example of Yozo Hamaguchi and his student Kazuhisa Honda, contemporary Japanese artists continue to utilize mezzotint. Printmakers exploit the ability of the technique to produce velvety blacks and an unlimited variety of tones, resulting in this haunting portrait. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES