Yuzo Fujikawa

Sculptor. Born in Kagawa Prefecture. After studying at Takamatsu Technical School, he graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts' main course in sculpture in 1908 (Meiji 41). He went to France as an overseas student sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and studied drawing under Jean-Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian. He was later recognized by Rodin and served as his assistant in his later years. He returned to Japan in 1913 (Taisho 5) due to illness, and was welcomed as a member of the Nikakai Sculpture Department when it was founded in 1914. In 1929 (Showa 4), he opened the Banshu Gijuku School and taught many young artists. In 1935, he was appointed a member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and resigned from the Nikakai, but passed away shortly thereafter. In contrast to Rodin's style, he showed a gentle and attractive style of solid and tranquil expression, and his representative works include "Suzanne," "Blonde," and "Nude." His wife, Eiko Fujikawa (1901-1983), was also known as a painter.

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彫刻家。香川県生まれ。高松工芸学校を経て、1908年（明治41）東京美術学校彫刻科本科卒業、農商務省海外留学生として渡仏し、アカデミー・ジュリアンでジャン・ポール・ローランスにデッサンを学んだ。のちロダンに認められて晩年の助手をつとめた。病のため16年（大正5）帰国し、19年の二科会彫刻部創設に際し会員として迎えられ、29年（昭和4）番衆技塾を開設し、多くの後進を指導した。35年帝国美術院会員に任命され二科会を辞したが、まもなく没した。ロダンの作風とは対照的に堅実で静謐(せいひつ)な表現による温和な魅力ある作風を示し、代表作に『シュザンヌ』『ブロンド』『裸』などがある。妻の藤川栄子（1901―83）も画家として知られる。

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