Scene on the Sands

Scene on the Sands 

砂上の風景

Artist
KOKURYO, Tsunero
國領 經郎
Birth Year
1919
Death Year
1999
Date
1969 
Technique, Material, Format
oil on canvas 
Dimension
130.3 x 162.1 cm 
Donor name
Mr. Kokuryo Tsunero
Category
Oil or Other Painting by Japanese Artist 
Inventory Number
84-OJ-009 

A man in a swimming costume can be seen sleeping, with a hat covering his face and beach grass surrounding him on the sandy ground. In the foreground sits a woman in an orange swimsuit, while a woman in a red hat lifts a blue sheet behind. To the left, there is a sandy area with little color, and only small yellow tents, umbrellas, and figures can be seen in the distance. The work is made using just small dots of paint, a technique that Kokuryo Tsunero adopted in many of his works. However, this work marked a turning point, and in later works he abandoned pointillism and started focusing more clearly on the motifs of dunes and groups of people. The people on the right in this image, apparently indifferent to each other, herald that coming change in the artist’s style.
(Minamishima Ko)

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