| schema:description | "Takeshiro Kanokogi (1874–1941), born in Okayama City, studied painting at a local private painting school before studying under Shotaro Koyama in Tokyo. Following his first travel to Europe in 1900, he went to France in 1906 and 1915, where he further pursued his studies under the tutelage of Jean-Paul Laurens. He learned meticulous observational skills and solid depiction skills from Laurens, a major exponent of academism. The work pictured here is considered to have been painted during his first stay in Europe, when he acquired the fundamentals of traditional realism in Paris. It is an excellent work that conveys how much he trained himself during the early days of his stay in Europe. After returning to Japan, he was prolific, with his works displayed at many exhibitions, including those sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Imperial Fine Arts Academy....(more)" |
