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Kazunari Ogata Signed Artist Proof Print European City

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Kazunari Ogata Signed Artist Proof Print European City
This is a European village scene, showing the main road leading into town. * * * Artist: Kazunari Ogata * Signature: "K. Ogata" in pencil, lower right * Medium: Lithograph on rag paper * Edition: Unnumbered artist proof, marked in pencil lower left "E.A." * Sheet size: 20 x 25 3/4 inches * Condition: Very good, smudges near the edges, margins show a few minor creases * * * Biography: * Kazunari Ogata (1933- ) is a contemporary Japanese painter and printmaker. He began his studies at age seventeen at the Fine Arts Academy in Tokyo where he won a First Prize for his painting. After working for a Tokyo newspaper, he moved to Paris to further his art career. His style is traditional, which he describes as "executed by the hand and governed by the head". His art is found in many public and private collections in Japan, the United States, and in Europe. *