| schema:description | "Born in Okayama, Kuniyoshi emigrated to the United States in 1906 at age 17. There he discovered his aptitude for painting and worked his way through school in Los Angeles and New York, becoming one of the most noted painters in the U.S. during the prewar and postwar years. Initially influenced by Cubism and American folk art, he was later encouraged by the École de Paris painter Jules Pascin, whom he met in New York, to pursue a realist approach. This work is representative of the period when he was making that transition. One detects the influence of Pascin in the distinctive use of shades of brown and the portrayal of a partially nude woman wearing a languid expression. The fur around her shoulders, the stockings, and the tossed-away shoes highlight the coquettish allure of the model....(more)" |
