Norio Azuma (1928-2004) Abstraction “blooming Hill”

Norio Azuma (1928–2014) Serigraph on canvas, signed in ink by the artist, numbered 26/50 and titled "Blooming Hill," depicting an abstract polychrome composition in relief. Good condition, dimensions: 44 cm x 37.5 cm. The work is presented in a silver-leafed wooden frame. Provenance: label on the back from the McNay Art Institute gallery in San Antonio, USA (label on the back). His works can be found in numerous collections (see below).

Born in Mie-ken, Japan, in 1928 – New York, in 2004. Education: Kanazawa School of Art (Japan), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles), Art Students League (New York). Selected for: International exhibitions, including: “30 Contemporary American Artists” (USIA), “28th Corcoran Biennial” (Washington, DC), “3rd International Triennial of Original Graphic Design,” “Contemporary American Artists” (White House), “Sculpture and Prints” (Whitney Museum of American Art), “Kagai Sakka Ten” (Tokyo Museum of Modern Art), “American Art Today” (New York World's Fair). Collections: Whitney Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Butler Institute of American Art, Seattle Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Cleveland Museum of Art, Potsdam State University, Smithsonian Institution, Free Library of Philadelphia, Library of Congress, Chase Manhattan Bank Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Academy of Sciences, Saint Louis Museum of Art, MIT, University of California, Art Institute of America. Chicago, University of Wisconsin, IBM, New Jersey State Museum, Princeton University, USIA, Des Moines Art Center, Rosenwald Collection, Hirshhorn Museum, American Republic Insurance Co. Collection, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Boston Public Library, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Chouinard Art Institute, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa School of Art,