Matsumi Kanemitsu
Abstract Composition
1950
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Matsumi Kanemitsu
Abstract Composition
1950
Physical Qualities
Brush and black ink, transparent and opaque watercolor, and pastel on paper, Sheet: 445 × 316 mm. (17 1/2 × 12 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Blankfard Martenet
Object Number
2012.711.26
Here, red and white forms outlined in animated black dashes appear to dance against a prismatic colored background. While the forms have organic qualities, Kanemitsu has dispensed with any obvious reference to the natural world. Instead, color and gesture create an independent and compelling play of movement and abstraction, which would become the primary visual language of his later career.
Leslie Cozzi, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matsumi Kanemitsu: Figure and Fantasy," May 14 - October 8, 2023.
Inscribed: Recto: lower left, in black ink: "M. Kanemitsu / 50"; Verso: lower left, in graphite: "W/C, Pastel, India Ink, Casein, Sandpapered"
Markings: None
