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JOSEPH YOAKUM (1891–1972)
Mt Yariga-take Near Niigata Japan, S.E. Asia
signed and titled 'Mt Yariga-take/Near Niigata Japan, S.E. Asia/by Joseph. E. Yoakum' (upper left)
colored pencil, chalk and ink on paper
1178 x 19 in. (30.2 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1970.
Provenance
The artist, Chicago.
Dr. Esther Sparks, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, circa late 1960s.
By descent to the present owner from the above.
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The present work portrays a whimsical vision of Japan’s Mount Yarigatake. Rendered on a turquoise ground, vivid tones of blue, pink, and green articulate stylized trees, foliage, and water, forming an intricately composed alpine landscape. A bright yellow sun near the center serves as a luminous focal point within the scene. Despite its titled reference, the landscape does not attempt a faithful representation of the site. Rather, it unfolds as an imaginative dreamscape animated by subtle anthropomorphic details.

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