Three Horses
- Date:
- 1940
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Dimensions:
- 18.2 × 26 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1940 Three Horses belongs to the very beginning of Saito's printmaking career, when he was still finding his approach. Animal subjects—horses in a group—gave him a compositional challenge he would later apply to cattle, dogs, and cats: how to organize multiple similar bodies into a unified image. The horses would be arranged to create rhythm and spatial interest, their bodies overlapping or adjacent, the whole group reduced to a single composed mass. His early training in Western-influenced art is perhaps more visible here than in his mature work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Three Horses was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in 1940.
Three Horses depicts animals and abstract.
Three Horses measures 18.2 × 26 cm.