Minami Kunzo (1883-1950) was a Western-style painter who was front and centre at government-sponsored exhibitions in the early to mid 20th century. Studying in Great Britain in his youth, he was drawn to watercolours, and after returning to Japan, he earned acclaim as an impressionist, while also ushering in a new age of art in areas outside oil painting, with works such as woodcut prints in the creative woodcut print movement. No major retrospective exhibitions of his work have been held outside his native Hiroshima before. This exhibition is the ultimate retrospective, providing an all-encompassing view of Minami’s career.

　　　
Left: Spring (French Woman) c.1908, Hiroshima Museum of Art
Right: Rear Garden in London, 1917, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum (to be exhibited from 3/16)