Ryuzaburou Umehara

Japanese: 梅原竜三郎 - うめはらりゅうざぶろう

Western-style painter. Born in Kyoto. Entered the Kansai Art Academy and studied under Asai Chu. Fellow pupil was Yasui Sotaro. Travelled to France in 1908 and enrolled in the Académie Julian, after which he studied under Renoir. Returning to Japan in 1913, he exhibited works he created in Europe, such as Gold Necklace. The following year he participated in the founding of the Nikakai, but left in 1918. In 1926 he participated in the founding of the Western-style painting department of the Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai, and after the Japanese painting department was dissolved, it was renamed the Kokugakai and he played an active role as its leader. In 1952 he was awarded the Order of Culture. His early style showed the splendour of youth, as his gifted talent resonated with the richness of Renoir, but after returning to Japan he broke away from that influence and, through bold eclectic experiments such as mixing mineral pigments and oil paints, shed new light on Japanese tradition and built a clear, luxurious and unique style of painting.
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Japanese:

洋画家。京都生れ。関西美術院に入り，浅井忠に師事。同門に安井曾太郎がいた。1908年渡仏，アカデミー・ジュリアンに入学，その後ルノアールに師事。1913年帰国，《金の首飾》などの滞欧作を発表。翌年二科会創立に参加したが1918年退会。1926年国画創作協会洋画部の設立に参加，その後日本画部解散後，国画会と改名し主宰者として活躍。1952年文化勲章。初期の作風は恵まれた才能がルノアールの豊饒(ほうじょう)さと共鳴して青春の華麗さをみせるが，帰国後はその影響をはなれ，岩絵具と油絵具の混用など大胆な折衷主義的実験を通して，日本の伝統に新たな照明をあて，明快で豪華な独特の画風を築いた。
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