地中海にて Chichūkai nite (Mediterranean Sea)

吉田千鶴子 Chizuko Yoshida, artist

1924–2017

地中海にて Chichūkai nite (Mediterranean Sea), 1960

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 759 x 601 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 759 x 601 mm

Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund

Accession number: 2025.0135

On display: Marshall Balcony

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Brush, Block, and Blood: Three Generations of Yoshida Women Printmakers

Shortly after their marriage in 1953, Chizuko and Hodaka embarked on a transformative artistic journey abroad. Between 1957 and 1958, the couple traveled through India and Europe—including stops in England, France, Spain, and Italy—accompanied at times by Hodaka’s mother, Fujio. This global itinerary inspired Chizuko to create works such as Impressions from India and Mediterranean Sea. This exposure to diverse landscapes, cultural artifacts, and modernist visual traditions became a key catalyst in evolving her distinctive style of abstract, nature-infused printmaking.