Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Bullfight
1928

A lithograph depicting a matador in traditional attire engaging a bull during a bullfight. The matador is poised with a cape in one hand, while the bull is captured in mid-charge with its horns directed towards the matador. The artwork conveys a sense of motion and tension, with a focus on the dramatic interaction between the human and animal.
A lithograph depicting a matador in traditional attire engaging a bull during a bullfight. The matador is poised with a cape in one hand, while the bull is captured in mid-charge with its horns directed towards the matador. The artwork conveys a sense of motion and tension, with a focus on the dramatic interaction between the human and animal.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph with chine-collé

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 1/4in. (23.5 × 31.1 cm) Image (Irregular): 9 × 9 1/4in. (22.9 × 23.5 cm) Mount: 12 5/8 × 16 5/8in. (32.1 × 42.2 cm)

Accession number
81.43.5

Edition
9/41

Publication
Printed by Desjobert

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Katherine Schmidt Shubert Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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