From a portfolio of photographs by masters of Japanese photography, the contemporary photograph "Nayoro" by Masahisa Fukase is a 13" x 19" archival pigment print (on Hahnemule Fine Art photo rag paper), hand-signed by the photographer (on verso) back of work.
Printed in 2005 under the direction of the photographer, signed on verso (print back) the print is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan", Swaminathan Foundation in Japan edition, Tokyo.
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Masahisa Fukase was born in 1934 on the northern island of Hokkaido, where his family operated a photographic portrait studio. In 1956, he graduated from Nihon University with a degree in photography. He worked for an advertising agency before turning to freelance work in 1968. In 1974, he participated in the New Japanese Photography exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. His first book, Yugi - Homo Ludence (1971), was on his wife Yoko. Following their divorce, Fukase returned to Hokkaido, where he began a series on ravens, which became an acclaimed book Karasu - Ravens (The Solitude of Ravens) (1991).
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