Artist
Yozo Hamaguchi
Japanese, 1909–2000
Yozo Hamaguchi was a Japanese artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Yozo Hamaguchi was born in Hiro.
Yozo Hamaguchi was a Japanese copper printmaker who specialized in mezzotint and was responsible for its resurgence as a printmaking medium in the mid-20th century. Hamaguchi's prints are distinguished for their careful attention to detail of boldly hued animals and objects contrasted against a velvety black background. The corpus of Hamaguchi's prints are focused on the still life genre.
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