was a Japanese painter and sculptor.

Biography

Yasuda was born as Juemon Yasuda in Ryumon Village, Naga District (now Kinokawa City) in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan in 1891. He was inspired to pursue arts after seeing

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's "The Fallen Leaves" at an art exhibition by the Ministry of Education, known as

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, held in

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, Tokyo. He went on to undertake studies in painting at the Pacific Ocean Picture Association Laboratory and entered ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō'' (present-day

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), Department of Western Pictures in 1912. While attending school he submitted an artwork for the Nikaten Arts Exhibition and was selected. At the 11th ''Kaibunten'' in 1917 (Taisho 6), he received a special prize for his piece "Mother and Child". Afterwards, he began studying sculptures at the

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Institute and thereafter the Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition became an outlet for his works. Yasuda visited the United States of America in 1920, and then travelled to

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via

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and

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the next year. He was taught sculpture under the guidance of Bourdelle, who was the assistant of

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. He visited various places of interest in Europe including the atelier of

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in southern France during his time abroad. After learning of his mother's death, Yasuda returned to Japan in 1923. After he returned home, he stopped production in Tokyo and built a studio designed by Isaku Nishimura in his hometown of

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, moving the base of operations there before moving permanently to

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. Yasuda exhibited profound influence on the art world of

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, going on to teach the next generation of artists after

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at the Institute of Osaka City Art,

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. He died in 1965 at the age of 73.

Timeline

*1912 Entered ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō'' (Present:

), Department of Western Picture. *1915 His entry into the Nikaten Arts Exhibition is selected. *1917 Began studying sculptures in

after graduation from Western Picture Department (Present:

). "Mother And Child", his piece for graduation, is exhibited in the 11th

and specially selected for an award. *1918 "Mr. Ishida's Image" is exhibited in the 5th Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition (Inten), and wins the Chogyu prize. *1920 Apon recommendation, he sets sail from Yokohama port to study abroad. *1924 Held "A Visit to Europe Memory Exhibition" at the Tokugawa residence in Tokyo, exhibiting 59 oil paintings and 13 sculptures. *1946 Became a professor at the Sculpture Department of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. *1953 Received the production of 4 wall reliefs from the Kiyo Bank head office. In February, became a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Wakayama University (currently the Faculty of Education). *1954 Completes the 4-part work ''紀陽銀行本店の壁面レリーフ''. *1958 Completes ''名古屋市平和堂立像''

Exhibitions

*1969: ''Exhibition of Ryumon Yasuda'' (The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama) *1986: ''Sketch of Ryumon Yasuda exhibition'' (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City, and Wakayama City) *1988: ''Posthumous work of Ryumon Yasuda exhibition'' (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City and Wakayama City) *1994: ''Taisho no Manazashi "Young Ryumon Yasuda and his days"'' (The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama) *1997: ''Ryumon exhibition of Ryumon pavilion'' (Sponsoring: Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kokawa) *1998: ''Ryumon Yasuda "A painting in India ink" exhibition'' (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City, and Wakayama City) *2002: ''Ryumon Yasuda "Generation Atelier Exhibition"'' (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City) *2005: ''Ryumon Yasuda exhibition to live in birthplace'' (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City)

References

External links

Ryumon Yasuda exhibition 2008 Buffet Five Art Gallery
* ttp://www.momaw.jp/exhibit/now/120-1.php 生誕120年記念　保田龍門 - 和歌山県立近代美術館 {{DEFAULTSORT:Yasuda, Ryumon 1891 births 1965 deaths Japanese sculptors Tokyo School of Fine Arts alumni People from Iwade, Wakayama 20th-century Japanese painters 20th-century Japanese sculptors Academic staff of Wakayama University Artists from Wakayama Prefecture