Matsumi Kanemitsu
Happy Season
1952
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Matsumi Kanemitsu
Happy Season
1952
Physical Qualities
Pen and black ink on paper, Sheet: 76 × 155 mm. (3 × 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Blankfard Martenet
Object Number
2012.711.111
Along with a small panel painting and a miniature pen drawing, this case contains examples of correspondence Kanemitsu sent to Martenet upon his move to New York City. Snippets of text convey seasonal greetings while drawings of real and imagined subjects share insights into Kanemitsu’s life and mind in his new surroundings.
Leslie Cozzi, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matsumi Kanemitsu: Figure and Fantasy," May 14 - October 8, 2023.
Inscribed: Recto: upper left, in black ink: "Happy Season"; lower right, in black ink: "M Kanemitsu"; lower right, in graphite: "1952"; Verso: none
Markings: None
