
Zenzaburo Kojima 児島善三郎 | Nude 裸女
1928
This oil painting by Zenzaburo Kojima depicts a reclining female nude rendered with soft modeling and warm tonality characteristic of early twentieth century Japanese Western style painting. Kojima's treatment of the figure demonstrates his synthesis of European academic tradition with a distinctly Japanese sensibility, employing simplified forms and decorative compositional arrangements. The work exemplifies the yōga movement's exploration of the nude as a subject while maintaining a restraint and elegance typical of the artist's refined approach.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
Notes
Literature: Toshio Kojima, Catalog Raisonne of the Oil Painting Works of Zenzaburo Kojima , Tokyo 2012, no.144, p.21, illustrated in colour ---------------------------------------------- 児嶋俊郎編,《児島善三郎 油彩畫總覽》(東京,2012年)圖版144,第21頁,載彩圖
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
March 29, 2026
Estimate: $1,000,000 – $2,000,000
Lot 43
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