Ken Matsubara Japanese, 1948
Waterscape
Painting
H29 1/2 x W43 1/4 in
H75 x W110 cm
H75 x W110 cm
A19990
The painting’s misty quality complicates the sense of depth: gazing out across a vast expanse, perhaps through a thick veil of fog, shadows lurk in places hidden from sight. Matsubara’s impasto technique creates horizontal furrows and small braille-like dots across the painting.