Koen-dori, Shibuya
Artist
Masahisa Fukase
(Japanese, 1934 - 2012)
Printer
Masato Seto
(Japanese, born Thailand, 1953)
Date1982; printed 2004
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 × 16 3/8 inches (27.94 × 41.59 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.70
SignedEstate stamp on sheet verso, lower left corner, in black ink with pencil: “ Title: [Japanese characters] / Koen-dori, Shibuya, 1982 / Printed by Masato Seto, 2004 (115-3) / ©Masahisa Fukase Estate”;
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: [Japanese characters = artist’s name]
Inscribednone
MarkingsGallery number on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: “rmg16858”
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DescriptionGrainy and dark image of a lone bird with wings outstretched; cropped so that back claws and bottoms of wings are the only parts visible. The bird appears as a silhouette against a gray sky with a horizontal light streak across the center.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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