Takeshi Kanokogi - Takeshi Kanokogi

Japanese: 鹿子木孟郎 - かのこぎたけしろう

Born: November 9, 1874 in Okayama
[Died] April 3, 1941. Western-style painter in Kyoto. He first studied oil painting under Matsubara Sangoro, then entered Koyama Shotaro's art school, Fudosha. He became an art teacher at a secondary school for a time, but in 1900 he traveled to Europe and studied under J. Laurens at the Académie Julian in Paris, returning to Japan in 1904. While opening an art school in Kyoto, he assisted Nakazawa Iwata, Asai Tadashi and others in establishing the Kansai Art Academy. He traveled to Europe again from 1906 to 1908, and studied under Laurens again. After returning to Japan, he became the director of the Kansai Art Academy, and was active mainly in official exhibitions, such as judging the Bunten and Teiten exhibitions. He consistently introduced art from European academies, and in 1932 he received the Légion d'honneur from France. His major works include "Western Woman" (1904, Kyoto Institute of Technology) and "New Madame" (2009, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art).

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Japanese:

[生]1874.11.9. 岡山
[没]1941.4.3. 京都
洋画家。初め松原三五郎に油絵を学び，次いで小山正太郎の画塾不同舎に入った。一時中等学校の図画教員となったが，1900年渡欧，パリのアカデミー・ジュリアンで J.ローランスに師事，04年帰国。京都で画塾を開くかたわら，中沢岩太，浅井忠らを助けて関西美術院の設立に尽した。 06～08年再渡欧し，再度ローランスに師事した。帰国後関西美術院長となり，また文展，帝展審査員など官展を中心に活躍。一貫してヨーロッパのアカデミーの美術を紹介し，32年フランスよりレジオン・ドヌール勲章を受ける。主要作品『西洋婦人』 (1904，京都工芸繊維大学) ，『新夫人』 (09，京都市立美術館) 。

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