Shigeru Aoki

Shigeru Aoki was a pivotal Japanese painter who blended traditional Japanese mythology with Western oil painting techniques, creating evocative works like "A Gift of the Sea."

ABOUT

Shigeru Aoki (1882–1911) was a Japanese painter celebrated for his unique synthesis of Japanese legends and religious themes with the Western-style painting movement known as *yōga*. Born into an ex-samurai family in Fukuoka Prefecture, Aoki's passion for art was initially met with disapproval. However, he left home in 1899 to pursue his studies in Tokyo, first under Koyama Shōtarō and later with the influential Kuroda Seiki at the Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō (now Tokyo National Uni…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Head of a Man 1903 · Ohara Museum of Art Forest in Ōta 1903 · Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Rotation 1903 · Artizon Museum Self-Portrait 1903 · Kurume City Art Museum Escape from the Land of the Dead 1903 · The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts Head of a Woman 1904

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Antonio FontanesiWestern oil painting Kuroda SeikiYōga