The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Maiko, Kyoto
1960
(1907–1997)
Location: not on view
Description
Attracted to the orderly structure of architecture and inspired by the reductive approach to form in the paintings of the Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian, Saito searched for the essentials of his subject, which he expressed in flat areas of color and pattern in bold and graceful designs. Saito's fascination with the prints of the European printmakers Paul Gauguin and Edvard Munch is evident here in his inventive multidirectional use of wood grain to suggest varied patterns and textures in the costume and setting of this traditional Japanese girl.- Langdale, Shelley, "East Meets West", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 04, April 2000 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9 archive.org
- East Meets West: Tradition and Innovation in Modern Japanese Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 19-May 28, 2000).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 19 - May 28, 2000. "East Meets West: Tradition and Innovation in Modern Japanese Prints."
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.395