Fragment
1961
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View on museum website →Medium
color lithograph on Rives wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 51.12 × 35.24 cm (20 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2019.109.58.4
Art Historical Context
**Fragment** by Shigeru Izumi, created in 1961, is a striking color lithograph on Rives wove paper, 51.12 × 35.24 cm. This intimate sheet size invites close viewing, revealing the precision of lithography—a planographic printing technique that excels in layering vibrant hues and subtle textures. Rives wove paper, for its smooth, heavyweight quality, enhances the print's luminosity and archival stability, making it ideal for fine art editions. Izumi, a prominent Japanese printmaker of the post-war era, crafted this work amid Japan's artistic renaissance, where abstraction flourished alongside ...