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Printed to Perfection
From the Robert O. Muller Collection

Twentieth Century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection

Amy Newland (editor) - with essays by James Ulak & Joan B. Mirviss

After the death of Robert O. Muller in 2003, the finest part of his collection was bequeathed to one of the most renowned museums in the world, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithonian. More than one year later, the collection is shown to the public for the first time. Kit Publishers/Hotei Publishing prepared the official catalog for the exhibition.

artelino has been in the fortunate position to offer several auctions since autumn 2003, exclusively devoted to prints from the estate of Robert O. Muller. We consider the exhibition and the catalog a major event in the field of Japanese prints in 2004. As soon as will will have seen the catalog, we will add a personal review to this page.

The following is the original text of the announcement by KIT Publishers/Hotei Publishing.

The Robert O. Muller Collection

Robert O. Muller can be considered the most important collector in the world of 20th century Japanese prints. He amassed over 4500 designs, tracing back the artistic developments of the past century to the Meiji period (1868-1912). His holdings, now in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., include the finest possible examples of artists specialized in the portrayal of female beauty such as Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921), Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) and Torii Kotondo (1900-1976), the earliest and best works of the two major landscape artists Kawasui Hasui (1883-1957) and Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) as well as numerous works by other, less famous artists providing a comprehensive and fascinating overview of the Shin hanga ('New Print') movement.

Robert O. Muller's exquisite taste and critical attitude has resulted in a collection in the finest imaginable condition. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art stages the first major exhibition from this collection in the months of November and December of 2004.

This catalogue accompanies the first exhibition from the donation to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art of over 4000 prints by the American collector Robert O. Muller, to be held 6 November 2004-2 January 2005.

The Catalog

ISBN 9074822738
2004
English
Paperback 128 pp.
125 full colour ill., with short artist biographies, glossary and index
Euro 35.00

The Publishers

KIT Publishers/Hotei Publishing
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
P.O. Box 95001
1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)20 568 8330
Fax +31 (0)20 568 8286
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