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OSAKABE Jin and Gustave Courbet:
The Eyes of Landscape Painters

Gustave Courbet
Waves
c. 1870
Matsukata Collection
the National Museum of Western Art(Tokyo)

Exhibition period	October 26 - December 22, 2024

OSAKABE Jin (1906-1978) was a painter born in Tochigi. He entered the Western painting department of the Tokyo Fine Arts School and studied under Eisaku Wada, and while still a student, he exhibited his portraits at the Teiten and other exhibitions. However, Osakabe's interest gradually shifted to landscapes. In 1946, a year after the end of the WWII, Osaabe's study trips with the painter Heizo Kanayama had a great impact on his development as a landscape painter.
Osakabe produced many landscape paintings in various locations of Japan, but at the root of his work was his admiration for 19th century French art, especially that of Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) and other landscape painters. It is said that when his work was awarded a special prize at the 4th Nitten, some of the jurors pointed out the similarities between his work and Courbet's. In light of these remarks, this exhibition introduces two works by Gustave Courbet from the collection of the National Museum of Western Art(Tokyo), as well as a work by Osakabe from the collection of Tochigi prefectural museum of fine arts.

Hours :	9:30 - 17:00 ( last admission 16:30 )
Closed :	Mondays
Admission fee :	Adults: 260 (200) yen University & high school students: 120 (100) yen Children under 15 (except high school students): Free *You are admitted to the collection galleries with your special exhibition ticket. * ( ) indicate group prices (20 people or more)

Gustave Courbet Snow Landscape Matsukata Collection the National Museum of Western Art(Tokyo)	OSAKABE Jin A cliff 1971 Tochigi prefectural museum of fine arts

OSAKABE Jin Mountain Stream, Shiobara 1971 Tochigi prefectural museum of fine arts

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