image size: 21 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (55.2 x 37.8 cm)
sheet size: 23 7/8 x 17 5/8 in. (60.6 x 44.8 cm)
萩原英雄 ギリシャ神話:
メドゥーサ
Hagiwara Hideo (1913-2007)
Medusa,
from the series Greek Mythology
1965
Woodblock print on paper
The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection, 81.81.615
While he took inspiration for much of his work from traditional Japanese themes, Hagiwara traveled extensively and embraced Western influences as well. These two black-and-white images from the artist’s forty-two print Greek Mythology portfolio look similar to Pablo Picasso’s etchings of Greek mythological figures from the 1930s.
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