Grief of Mountaineer
- Date:
- 1957
- Medium:
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
The mountain climber's grief—loss in the high places, whether of a companion, a summit, or simply the weight of what the mountains demand—is rendered by Azechi with the same bold, simplified figure style he brought to joy and determination. The figure's posture carries the emotional content: a mountain man reduced, bent perhaps, the upright confidence of the climber temporarily broken by what the mountains have taken. Azechi's folk-art visual language compressed feeling into form rather than facial expression, making grief visible through the body's altered geometry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Grief of Mountaineer was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1957.
Grief of Mountaineer depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.