Sōtarō Yasui belongs to the record of art as a figure whose work outlasted the taste that first received it.
The record lists Sōtarō Yasui as Japanese artist (1888-1955).
Sōtarō Yasui was born at Nakagyō Ward in 1888. His recorded nationality is Japan. He trained at Académie Julian and Kansai Art Academy.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the movements arrived in quick succession, each defining itself against the last.
He worked as painter and draftsperson.
His recorded movement is yōga.
Art history is a record of what got kept, which is not the same as what was best.
Recognition followed: Order of Culture (1952).
That the work was made in Japan shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Sōtarō Yasui died in 1955, aged 67. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Order of Culture — 1952
- Movement: Yōga
