Yoshida Toshi was born in Tokyo in 1911. His father, Hiroshi Yoshida, was a genius painter of the Meiji era; his mother, Fuji Yoshida, was a pioneer of women painters; his younger brother, Hotaka Yoshida, and his wife, Chizuko Yoshida. The Yoshida family is a lineage of eight important Japanese painters spanning four generations. His father Hiroshi made the Yoshida family famous for his oil paintings, watercolors, and especially his woodblock prints. Tohshi followed in his father’s footsteps, broadening, deepening, and reinterpreting the Yoshida artistic tradition in the 20th century, becoming known worldwide to woodblock enthusiasts as a sensitive artist, and as a shrewd businessman, well stewarding his father’s artistic legacy. However, until now, Toshi Yoshida has only been featured within the context of the Yoshida family, and it seems entirely strange that such a world-class artist has not received the attention he deserves in Japan. We are pleased to present Japan’s first retrospective exhibition of Yoshida Tohshi in cooperation with the Fuchu Art Museum. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Dates: September 14 (Sat) to December 1 (Sun), 2024 *The works will be replaced from October 21 to 23. Exhibited works: Approximately 200 oil paintings, woodblock prints, original illustrations for picture books, etc. by Yoshida Toshi. More details will be uploaded in the future. We will also introduce the works on X and Instagram. キリマンジャロ スペシャルエディション 1984年 27×60 木版画 Kilimanjaro Special Editon 1984 woodblock print
