Two Nudes

1959

Shikō Munakata

Associated Names
Shikō Munakata

Artist, Japanese, 1903 - 1975

The image consists of bold black brushstrokes and ink splatters creating an abstract composition. At the top left corner, there are looping shapes resembling cursive handwriting or flowing waves. In the center, there are curved lines that could be interpreted as stylized eyebrows or birds in flight. The lower section of the image contains densely grouped shapes suggesting abstracted human forms or figures reclining amidst strokes, with circular lines resembling stylized faces with minimal features near the center. The combination of lines and textures evokes movement or a scene suggestive of nature or people.
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Bibliography

2002

  • Singer, Robert T. and Kakeya Nobuho. Munakata Shikō: Japanese Master of the Modern Print. Kamakura, Japan, 2002: fig. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q65577406

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