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Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Japanese, 1909-2000
Yozo Hamaguchi, printmaker, was born in Wakayama, Japan in 1909, the son of Gihei, who was the tenth president of the soy sauce producer Yamasa Shoyu. Originally considered to be the next in line to take over the company, Hamaguchi was instead drawn to visual arts, inspired by the works that his father, a Nanga painting collector, kept throughout the house. In 1927 Hamaguchi left the family business to enroll in the Tokyo Art School, training in sculpture. He left the school in 1930 and moved to France on the advice of artist Umehara Ryuzaburo, opting to study modern Western art and the techniques of oil painting, printmaking, and watercolor. He lived there until 1939, becoming acquainted with leading international artists and luminaries, including the writer e.e. cummings who was instrumental in introducing him to mezzotint printmaking. With the outbreak of World War II, Hamaguchi returned once more to Japan. There he met artist Keiko Minami, whom he would later marry. Throughout the 1940s he established himself as a pioneering mezzotint artist, often credited with introducing the medium to his birthplace. His style - graphic, subtle, and primarily in a monochromatic palette - gained widespread popularity throughout Europe and, in 1951, he held his first solo exhibition at the Formes Gallery in Tokyo. Around 1953 Hamaguchi and Minami returned to France, settling in Paris and, in 1954, he became a member of the Salon d'Automne. That same year he won the Best Art Piece prize at the Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan. In 1955 he began experimenting with color as well as abstraction, retaining his refined tonality, to acclaim from critics, artists, and institutions. He won the Grand Prize of the International Printmaking Division at the San Paolo Biennial in 1957, and that same year he participated in the first International Biennial Print Exhibition in Tokyo, where he won the National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo) Prize. In 1960 served as representative of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Hamaguchi's compositions were usually the still life genre, simplifying the elements and suspending them against velvety grounds in a signature style that appealed strongly to western patrons. In 1961 Hamaguchi and Minami moved from Paris to San Francisco, California, where they lived until 1996. During this time, he was commissioned by the Olympic Committee to design the official poster for the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics and the following year he was given his first major retrospective in Japan at the Toyo Yurakucho Art Forum. Hamaguchi continued to work and exhibit his mezzotints until his retirement in 1993, leaving the printing of his plates to his publisher. He and Minami returned to Tokyo in 1996, and in 1998 the Musée Hamaguchi Yozo was established in Tokyo. Hamaguchi is credited as being among the many 20th century artists to help revive the 17th century intaglio technique, promoting mezzotint as a viable modern art form appropriate for the expressive genres of the time. His work has been exhibited in prominent museums & galleries worldwide
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Walnut - Original Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1979
Walnut - Original Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1979

Walnut - Original Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1979

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Walnut is an original mezantint on paper realized in 1979 by the Japanese artist Yozo Hamaguchi. The artwork is hand- signed by the artist in pencil on lower right. Dedicated with a...

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1970s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games - Vintage Offset Print - 1984

Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games - Vintage Offset Print - 1984

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Sarajevo Winter Olympic is a vintage offset realized in 1984 by Yozo Hamaguchi. The state of preservation of the artwork is aged with cutaways on the right and lower margin. Sheet dimension :84.5 x 62cm The poster belongs to the Series "XIV Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984".

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1980s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Offset

Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness, Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness, Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness, Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1989 Medium: Mezzotint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 144/180 Size: 24.63 in. x 18.75 in. (62.55 cm ...

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1980s Op Art Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Bin to kurumi (Bottles and Walnut), Signed Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Bin to kurumi (Bottles and Walnut), Signed Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

Bin to kurumi (Bottles and Walnut), Signed Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Surrealist mezzotint by Japanese artist Yozo Hamaguchi. Signed and dedicated in pencil. Bin to kurumi (Bottles and Walnut) by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1959 Medium: Mezzot...

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1950s Surrealist Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow), Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow), Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow), Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow) by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1990 Medium: Mezzotint, signed in pencil Edition: HC Image Size: 21.5 x 9.38 inches Frame Size: 35 x 21.5 inches

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1990s Op Art Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Twenty-Two Cherries (Green), Signed Minimalist Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Twenty-Two Cherries (Green), Signed Minimalist Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

Twenty-Two Cherries (Green), Signed Minimalist Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Twenty-Two Cherries (Green) by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1990 Medium: Mezzotint, signed in pencil Edition: HC Image Size: 21.5 x 9.38 inches Frame Size: 35 x 21.5 inches

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1990s Minimalist Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Grapes

Grapes

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Dallas, TX

épreuve d'artiste 2/5

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1950s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984

XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

XIV Winter Olympics games is a vintage poster realized by the artist Yozo Hamaguchi, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984.

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1980s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Hamaguchi - Rare Catalogue of Exhibition at Galerie Berggruen - 1958
Hamaguchi - Rare Catalogue of Exhibition at Galerie Berggruen - 1958

Hamaguchi - Rare Catalogue of Exhibition at Galerie Berggruen - 1958

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage and rare catalogue of the works exhibited by Hamaguchi at Berggruen Gallery in 1958. Includes reproduction of works and their descriptions. Language: French. Very good condit...

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1950s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Other Medium

Signed Contemporary Still Life Mezzotint Prints, 1980-89 Collection
Signed Contemporary Still Life Mezzotint Prints, 1980-89 Collection

Signed Contemporary Still Life Mezzotint Prints, 1980-89 Collection

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in New York, NY

YOZO HAMAGUCHI (1909-2000) AMBER WALNUT, 1982-89 Color Mezzotint; Chine Colle on Rives BFK 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches (Plate) 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches (Chine Paper) 14 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches (R...

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1980s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

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Yozo Hamaguchi, Japanese (1909 - 2000) - XIV Olympic Winter Games, Year: 1983, Medium: Poster, Size: 33.5 x 24.25 in. (85.09 x 61.6 cm)

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Yozo HamaguchiBlack Cherries, 1965

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H 22.05 in W 29.93 in

Black Cherries

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Rare original mezzotint realized by Yozo Hamaguchi in 1966. Hamaguchi is considered as the 20th century Master of this technique. Hand monogrammed lower right. Very good conditions.

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