Genichiro Inokuma “Enjoyable Promenade”

©Mimoka Art Foundation

Author birth and death: 1902 Takamatsu (Kagawa) – 1993 Tokyo
Year of production: 1964
Technique Material: watercolor, paper
Dimensions: 66.8×51.6/53.0cm
Signature, date, etc.: Signature and date “guèn INokuMa 64” on the lower left; Year and writing “A house to house visit/1964” on the upper right of the back; Signature and year written on the back cover; “Enjoyable Promenade Genichiro Inokuma” 1964 [Vertical writing]

Exhibition history: “Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Modern Art Collection Exhibition + University of Tsukuba Collection Ishii Collection Exhibition” Ibaraki Prefectural Tsukuba Museum of Art October 2007-10, 5 cat. 28; “Techniques on Paper: University of Tsukuba Collection Ishii Collection” 8 2012 March 1th - February 7th Musashino City Kichijoji Museum of Art cat. 2.

Literature: Edited by Rintaro Terakado, “Ishii Collection I. Paintings in the University of Tsukuba,” University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Art, 2011, cat. 17.

Collection number: 2005-JD-IS003

Work description:
Inokuma established his own world of abstract painting in New York.In later years, in his book My Resume (1984), he recalled, ``The shadow of concreteness had fallen heavily in this city.It was now possible to work comfortably and comfortably.'' . In the 1960s, he created many works depicting rows of buildings and streets running in all directions using brush strokes as fine as the grain of tatami mats.While this work shows this trend, it retains a figurative element, with scenes reminiscent of distant buildings, bridges, parks, and trees, all painted in gray tones as if viewed from above.The huge city of New York, where he spent about XNUMX years after moving to the United States, is lightly expressed as a promenade.