The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Little Impulse

1996

Rie Ito

(Japanese, b. 1966)
Japan
mezzotint with chine collé
Image: 89.7 x 50 cm (35 5/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Sheet: 85.7 x 57.5 cm (33 3/4 x 22 5/8 in.); Matted: 111.8 x 66 cm (44 x 26 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward Collection Fund 1998.13
Location: Not on view

Description

Following the example of Yozo Hamaguchi and his student Kazuhisa Honda, contemporary Japanese artists continue to utilize mezzotint. Printmakers exploit the ability of the technique to produce velvety blacks and an unlimited variety of tones, resulting in this haunting portrait.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
  • {{cite web|title=Little Impulse|url=false|author=Rie Ito|year=1996|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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