Horse
by Fumio Fujita
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Horse in Fujita's woodblock work is treated as a study in animal form and movement rather than a sporting or military subject in the traditional sense. His abstract approach would likely reduce the horse to its essential gestural qualities — the arching neck, the powerful haunches, the distinctive profile — while subordinating descriptive detail to formal and compositional concerns. The horse appears across Fujita's career as an occasional departure from his primary landscape subjects, suggesting personal attraction to the animal's combination of power and grace.
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1932
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Hoshifuri Pine at Zen'yoji Temple in Edogawa (Edogawa-ku Zen'yoji Hoshifuri matsu), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Drawing for Rabbit and Boy
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
Rabbit and Boy
1964
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Frequently Asked Questions
Horse was created by Fumio Fujita (藤田不美夫).
Horse depicts animals.