**Artist:** Toshimitsu Imai **Title:** "Summer and Autumn Flower Screen" **Year Created:** 1995 **Size:** 180 cm x 173 cm (screen) **Technique:** Mixed media on paper **Includes:** Artist's handwritten signature ### **Artist's Biography** - **Born:** 1928, Kyoto - **1950:** Studied oil painting for one year as a dispatched student at Tokyo University of the Arts. - **1951:** Exhibited in the Spring Exhibition of the Kansai New Production Society (location unknown), awarded the Kansai New Production Society Prize. - **1952:** Moved to France. - **1953:** Held a group exhibition with Sugaï Kissa, Tabuchi Anichi, and Valore at the Foyer des Artistes, Paris. - **1957:** Solo exhibition at Stadler Gallery, Paris; exhibited at the "International Modern Art Exhibition" (Bridgestone Museum). - **1959:** Participated in the 1st Paris Youth Biennale. - **1960:** Exhibited at the 30th Venice Biennale. - **1963:** Participated in “Trends in Modern Painting - West and Japan” exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. - **1970:** Created mural at the Fuji Group Pavilion during the Osaka Expo and a steel object for the Living Industry Pavilion. - **1975:** Published art book titled "Gashu: Toshimitsu Imai" (edited by Kazuo Kai, authored by Ichirō Hariu, Kyuryudo). - **1980:** Created works during a stay in New York. - **1982:** Resident artist in the studio of the Pompidou Center for two years. - **1983:** Awarded the Officier de la Légion d'honneur in France. - **1989:** Held the "Toshimitsu Imai Exhibition - Light of the Orient" (National Museum of Modern Art, Meguro Museum of Art, Iwaki City Museum). - **1991:** Held the "Toshimitsu Imai Exhibition" (Toyama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art). - **2002:** Passed away at the age of 73. - **2003:** Exhibited work in the collection exhibition (provisional) at the Osaka City Museum of Modern Art, titled "The Adventure of Painting - Toshimitsu Imai and the Journey of Postwar Art" (ATC Museum, Osaka). **Notes:** This artwork is guaranteed to be genuine. If, by any chance, it is found not to be genuine, return and refund will be accepted. Documentation must be submitted as evidence in that case. For living artists, it must be from the artist themselves and for deceased artists, it must be from the family or a designated appraiser. Returns and refunds for reasons other than those mentioned above will not be accommodated, thank you for understanding. **Note:** While efforts have been made to make the images as close to the real item as possible, there may be slight differences, please understand.