Takanori Kinoshita

Takanori Kinoshita (木下孝則, February 24, 1894 – March 29, 1973) was a Japanese artist known for paintings which combine Western subject matter with the aesthetic qualities of the Shōwa period.

Early life and education Kinoshita was born to a wealthy family in 1894. Toward the end of the Taishō period he was admitted to the Nikakai, or Second Section Association, a society of progressive Japanese artists. He associated with artists such as , Katsuzo Satomi, and Yuzo Saeki.

During the 1920s he studied in Paris, at the École de Paris.

Work Takanori Kinoshita's work is considered to be Yōga, He focused instead on absorbing late Impressionism. The works of Henri Matisse, Édouard Manet, Maurice de Vlaminck and Gustave Courbet were those that most inspired him. He co-founded the "1930 Association" along with Hiroshi Maeda, Yuzo Sa, Zentaro Kojima and Shozo Satomi, which sought to propagate the European individualism celebrated by the École de Paris.

In 1961 and 1962 a series of Kinoshita's paintings were used as covers for .

Collections

Takanori Kinoshita's work is held in permanent collections including those of the Hiroshima Museum of Art and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.