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Sōtarō Yasui (安井 曾太郎, Yasui Sōtarō, May 17, 1888 December 14, 1955) was a Japanese painter, noted for development of yōga (Western-style) portraiture in early twentieth-century Japanese painting.[1]

Sōtarō Yasui
Yasui in 1952
Born(1888-05-17)May 17, 1888
Kyoto, Japan
DiedDecember 14, 1955(1955-12-14) (aged 67)
Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainter
MovementYōga

Biography


Yasui was born to a merchant class household in Kyoto, but dropped out of commercial high school against his family's wishes to pursue a career in the arts. He studied oil painting under Asai Chū at the Shōgōin Yōga Kenkyujō and Kansai Bijutsu-in (Kansai Fine Art Academy) together with Ryuzaburo Umehara.

In 1907, at the age of nineteen he moved to Paris, France to study at the Académie Julian[2] under Jean-Paul Laurens.[3][4] During this seven years, from 1907 to 1914, he was strongly influenced by the realistic styles of Jean-François Millet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and, in particular, Paul Cézanne. Forced to return to Japan with the outbreak of World War I, in 1915, he made his debut at the Nikakai (Second Division Society) Exhibition, where he displayed forty-four paintings he had made in Paris. For the next ten years, Yasui suffered from recurring health problems and did not participate in exhibitions, while he attempted to perfect his style, which incorporates clear outlines and vibrant colors in portraits and landscapes, combining western realism with the softer touches of traditional nihonga techniques. In 1930, he displayed these techniques in "A Portrait of a Woman" to wide critical acclaim, and was nominated for membership in the prestigious Imperial Fine Arts Academy in 1935.

From 1936, he cooperated with Ikuma Arishima to establish the Issui-kai, a rival organization to the Nikakai. In the postwar period, many of his works were selected as cover art for the literary magazine Bungeishunjū. From 1944, he was a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In 1952, he received the Order of Culture from the Japanese government. He died in 1955 of acute pneumonia. His grave is at Shokaku temple in Kyoto.


Noted works


金蓉 (Chin-Jung)
ArtistYasui Sōtarō
Year1934
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions96.5 cm × 74.5 cm (38.0 in × 29.3 in)
LocationTokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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[de] Yasui Sōtarō

Yasui Sōtarō (japanisch 安井 曾太郎; * 17. Mai 1888 in Kyōto; † 16. Dezember 1955 in Yugawara, Präfektur Kanagawa) war ein japanischer Maler der Yōga-Richtung.
- [en] Sōtarō Yasui

[fr] Sōtarō Yasui

Sōtarō Yasui (安井 曾太郎, Yasui Sōtarō?), 17 mai 1888 - 14 décembre 1955, est un peintre japonais, renommé pour le développement qu'il apporte au début du XXe siècle au portrait de style yō-ga (style occidental) dans la peinture japonaise.

[ru] Ясуи, Сотаро

Сотаро Ясуи (яп. 安井 曾太郎 Ясуи Со:таро:, род. 17 мая 1888 г. Киото — ум. 16 декабря 1955 г. Юкагава, префектура Канагава) — японский художник.



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