Seiki Kuroda
Pork–Butcher’s Shop
- (1891), oil on canvas
- 14.4 x 11.8 in. (36.5 x 30.0 cm.)
- National Museum of Japan
- 569 x 700 (84 KB)
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About the Artist
Seiki Kuroda, Japanese, (1866–1924), studied art in Paris after first going there to earn a law degree. In Paris he followed a traditional course of study in Academic art and also discovered plein–air painting.
For most of his career, Kuroda painted in a style that was basically Impressionistic, but his work also displayed his academic training. His plein–air works and his more formal compositions were stylistically influenced by Edouard Manet and the Barbizon School.
Returning to Japan in 1893, Kuroda worked as a painter and educator. He was among the first to introduce Western–style paintings to the general Japanese population and was a major influence on this style’s eventual acceptance in Japan. [DES–4/07]