Francois-Masami Nakayama (1898-1979) Japanese, Original Color Etching. Signed in pencil bottom right along with a red seal. Titled "Europa" bottom middle left in pencil. Numbered in bottom left. 

Depicts a nude feminine form on the back of a bull charging into the crashing waves of a vast sea beneath greenish-blue skies. The words "Original Color Etching" are written bottom middle right in English in pencil. Numbered "C-v2" in pencil bottom left, indicating this is likely the second version of the etching using specific colors. Framed. 

Condition: Commensurate with age. 

Overall Size: 10 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. 

Sight Size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. 

Masami Nakayama (1898-1979), better known as François Nakayama, studied Yōga (Western-style painting) in Japan before moving to Paris in 1924, where he adopted his French moniker and studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Inspired by Impressionism and Romanticism, he developed a cross-cultural style through his studies in Paris and fresco painting in Italy. After returning to Japan, he pioneered color etchings and fresco projects, later becoming an art advisor to the American occupation and adopting Christian themes. Nakayama gained significant international attention for his hundreds of copperplate etchings and continued to exhibit globally until his death.

Commensurate with age. 

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