Kume Keiichiro
Kume Keiichirō (久米 桂一郎?, September 11, 1866 - July 29, 1934) was a Japanese painter of Meiji to Shōwa periods. His father was Kume Kunitake, a historian.
Born in Hizen (today Saga), he studied abroad in Paris, learning techniques from Raphaël Collin in the Académie Colarossi. He lived in Paris, Barcelona and Île-de-Bréhat before going back to Japan in 1893. Back in Japan, he contributed to introducing Impressionism along with Kuroda Seiki. Later, he became a prestigious professor at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
References
- Un peintre japonais à Bréhat : Keiichirô Kume par Mme Fumiko ITO, conservateur du Musée Kume – Les Carnets du Goëlo, Num.20 (2004), bulletin de la Société d'études historiques et archéologique du Goëlo.
- Bru, Ricard, "Kume Keiichiro. Un pintor japonés en la España del siglo XIX", Goya, Madrid, 2009, pp. 236-250.
- Paris in Japan. The Japanese Encounter with European Painting, Washington, University Art Gallery, 1987.
Persondata |
Name |
Kume, Keiichiro |
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Short description |
Painter |
Date of birth |
September 11, 1866 |
Place of birth |
Saga Prefecture, Japan |
Date of death |
July 29, 1934 |
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