Arishima Ikuma - Arishima Kuma

Western-style painter and writer. Born in Yokohama. His real name was Mibuma. He was the younger brother of novelist Arishima Takeo and the older brother of Satomi Ton. In 1904 (Meiji 37), he graduated from the Italian department of the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages. He immediately studied Western-style painting under Fujishima Takeji, and in 1905 traveled to Europe to study at the École Nationale degli Arte in Rome and later in Paris, while also traveling around the world. In 1910, he returned to Japan and became one of the founding members of the magazine Shirakaba, where he worked to introduce new European art, including Cezanne. In 1914 (Taisho 3), he founded the Nikakai with his comrades and exhibited his works. In addition, he published the novels "Like a Bat" (1910-1911), "Days in Southern Europe" (1916), and "The End of Lies" (1919). He was also active in a wide range of fields, including translation and art criticism. In 1935 (Showa 10), he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and the first vice-president of the Japan Pen Club, and the following year, in 1936, he founded the Issuikai with his comrades. After World War II, he served as a director of the Nitten Exhibition and held retrospective exhibitions at the Kamakura Museum of Modern Art and other venues. In 1964 (Showa 39), he was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. His representative works include "Portrait of Dr. Koebel," "Portrait of Kumagai Morikazu," "Commemorating the Great Earthquake," and "Smile."

[Tadao Ogura]

"The Complete Works of Arishima Ikuma, 3 volumes (1997, Japan Library Center)"

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洋画家、文筆家。横浜市に生まれる。本名壬生馬(みぶま)。小説家の有島武郎(たけお)の弟、里見弴(とん)の兄。1904年（明治37）東京外国語学校イタリア語科を卒業。すぐ藤島武二に洋画を学び、翌1905年渡欧してローマの国立美術学校、のちパリで学ぶほか各国を旅行する。1910年帰国して『白樺(しらかば)』誌の創刊同人となり、セザンヌほか欧州新美術の紹介に努める。1914年（大正3）同志と二科会を創立して出品のほか、小説『蝙蝠(こうもり)の如(ごと)く』（1910～1911）、『南欧の日』（1916）、『嘘(うそ)の果(はて)』（1919）を発表、また翻訳、美術評論など幅広く活躍する。1935年（昭和10）帝国美術院会員、日本ペンクラブ初代副会長となり、翌1936年同志と一水会を創立。第二次世界大戦後は日展理事を務め、鎌倉近代美術館ほかで回顧展を開いた。1964年（昭和39）文化功労者となる。代表作に『ケーベル博士像』『熊谷守一(くまがいもりかず)肖像』『大震記念』『微笑』など。

［小倉忠夫］

『『有島生馬全集』全3巻（1997・日本図書センター）』

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