Hiroshi Kanosue1927~1991 彼末宏

KANOSUE Hiroshi (1927-1991) was a Western-style (yoga) painter born in Tokyo. He studied under Ryuzaburo Umehara and Mamoru Kubo at Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts), graduating at the top of his class. He primarily exhibited his works through the Kokugakai (National Painting Association), and from the 1960s onwards established a poetic style harmonizing vivid colors with subdued tones. He taught at his alma mater for many years and devoted himself to nurturing younger artists, eventually becoming Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of the Arts. Continuing the lineage of Ryuzaburo Umehara, he is regarded as one of the important painters bridging modern and contemporary art in Japan.