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Toledo

Chihiro Iwasaki1966 - 1966

Chihiro Art Museum

Chihiro Art Museum
Tokyo, Japan

On April 7, 1966, while traveling throughout Europe, Chihiro visited the city of Toledo in Spain, where she saw buildings dating back to the middle ages. Taking in the old stone structures, the ornamented balconies, the narrow and winding cobbled roads, Chihiro, in her letter to her family back home, wrote: “I have never seen such a wonderful place.” Looking at the sketches she quickly made at the time of the scenery and people she encountered, we are able to get an idea of what caught her attention and the types of scenes she was attracted to.

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  • Title: Toledo
  • Creator: Chihiro Iwasaki
  • Creator Lifespan: 1918 - 1974
  • Creator Nationality: Japanese
  • Creator Gender: Female
  • Creator Death Place: Tokyo
  • Creator Birth Place: Takefu
  • Date: 1966 - 1966
  • 画家名 (日本語): いわさきちひろ
  • 作品説明 (Japanese): 1966年4月7日、ヨーロッパを巡る旅行のなかで、ちひろは中世の街並みを残すスペイン・トレドを訪れました。古い石造りの建物や装飾の施されたバルコニー、細く曲がりくねった石畳の道——ちひろは家族への手紙に「こんなに素晴らしいところはいままでみたこともありません」と記しています。目にした風景や人物をすばやく描きとめた折々のスケッチをみると、ちひろがなにに目を留め、心惹かれたかがわかります。
  • 作品名 (日本語): 「トレド 石畳の道を歩く女性」
  • creator: Japan
  • Physical Dimensions: w160 x h235 mm (complete)
  • Type: painting
  • Rights: Copyright © 2013 Chihiro Iwasaki Memorial Foundation. All rights reserved.
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