The Bright of Evening
- Date:
- About 1954
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"The Bright of Evening" — dated "About 1954," catalogued 1949 — captures the particular quality of light at the end of the day: the moment when the sun has set but the sky still holds its brightness before night falls. Munakata was alert to these transitional light conditions throughout his landscape work, finding in the evening brightness a subject of contemplative depth. The print's title is precise about the quality of light — not the sunset itself, not the night, but the specific brightness that outlasts the sun's direct presence, the sky holding its luminosity as a final gift of the departing day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Bright of Evening was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in About 1954.
The Bright of Evening depicts night scenes.