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Murakami Akihito
Pulling in Nets1961

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Woodcut print in black ink on cream paper, two silhouetted figures straining to haul a large net, rendered with bold gouged lines

Murakami Akihito, Pulling in Nets, 1961, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Moses and Ruth Helen Lasky, San Francisco at the request of Morelle, Norman, Harlan and Marshall Levine, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Murakami Akihito
Japan, 1911 - 1998
Title
Pulling in Nets
Date Made
1961
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Woodblock print
Dimensions
Sight: 29 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (74.93 x 41.91 cm); Mat: 37 1/2 x 23 5/16 in. (95.25 x 59.21 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Estate of Moses and Ruth Helen Lasky, San Francisco at the request of Morelle, Norman, Harlan and Marshall Levine
Accession Number
M.2005.217.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Murakami Yoshio