Shunsuke Matsumoto

was a Japanese painter, who primarily painted in the Yōga ("Western painting") style. Matsumoto is known for his urban landscapes. His works can be divided into two series: those depicting anonymous urban landscapes and people in cold blue tones in a montage style, and those depicting Tokyo and Yokohama landscapes in dull brown tones. Matsumoto was the second son of father Katsumi and mother Hana, and had an elder brother, Akira, who was two years older than him. Before his marriage in 1936, Matsumoto's maiden name was Satō (he took the surname Matsumoto after marrying Teiko Matsumoto 松本禎子). Matsumoto moved to Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, when he was two years old due to his father's participation in the apple wine brewing business, and later to his father's hometown Morioka, Iwate Prefecture when he was ten. Matsumoto attended Iwate Normal Elementary School (岩手師範付属小学校), graduated at the top of his class in 1925, and entered Morioka Junior High School (岩手県立盛岡中学校) with the highest grades.

Sandler, Mark H. "The Living Artist: Matsumoto Shunsuke's Reply to the State." Art Journal 55, no. 3 (Autumn 1996): 74–82.

Usami, Shō. Ikebukuro Monparunasu Taishō demokurashi no gakatachi, Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1995.

Usami, Shō. Kyūdō no gaka Matsumoto Shunsuke hitamuki no sanjūroku-nen, Tokyo: Chūōkōron shinsha, 1992.