Ryuzaburo Umehara
1888 - 1986
Born in Kyoto, Japan.
Artist`s Chronoligy
1903 studied under Chu Asai at Kansai Bijutsuin (Fine Arts Academy of Western Japan)
1908 studied in France where he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir and became his pupil
1933 made his first trip to Taiwan. From 1934 to 1936, he was invited to Taiwan as judge for Taiwan Art Exhibition
1935 became a member of the Imperial Fine Arts Academy.
1944 taught as a professor of Tokyo University of Arts, along with Sotaro Yasui.
1952 received the Order of Culture from the Japanese government.
Exhibitions (selected)
1988 "Ryuzaburo Umehara" National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo
1991 "Ryuzaburo Umehara" Fukuyama Museum of Art, Nishinomiya City Otani Memorial Art Museum and more
1996 "Ryuzaburo Umehara : The 50th Anniversary of his Death" Sogo Museum of Art
1998 "Ryuzaburo Umehara : The 110th Anniversary of his Birth" Hakodate Museum of Art Hokkaido
2000 "Ryuzaburo Umehara" Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Sakata City Museum of Art, Matsuzakaya Museum, Shimane Art Museum,
Shimonoseki City Art Museum, Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
2015 "Master of Japanese Modern Art Ryuzaburo Umehara" Kagoshima City Museum of Art
2016 "Ryuzaburo Umehara - solo show" Art Basel Hong Kong
