(1909-2000)
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Yozo Hamaguchi (1909–2000) is one of the greatest masters of printmaking of the 20th century and a key figure in modern Japanese print art.
Born in Wakayama, Japan, into a well-off family, he turned to art at an early age and first trained in oil painting.
In 1930, he settled in Paris, then the world capital of artistic creation, where he discovered intaglio printmaking, which would become his preferred medium.
Hamaguchi developed exceptional mastery of mezzotint, a demanding technique that he profoundly renewed by giving it unprecedented precision and chromatic depth.
His compositions, often simple in appearance, depict everyday objects — fruits, vessels, butterflies, shells — isolated on backgrounds of velvety darkness.
Through these silent motifs, he seeks less narration than contemplation and the perfect balance of forms and colors.
His work is distinguished by an extreme sensitivity to light, material, and time, with each print sometimes requiring several months of work.
Influenced both by Japanese aesthetic rigor and by Western modernity, Hamaguchi forged a universal language of great poetic sobriety.
Recognized internationally from the 1950s onward, he won numerous prestigious awards, including at the São Paulo Biennial and the Tokyo Biennial.
His works entered the collections of major museums, including MoMA in New York, the British Museum in London, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.
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