Tetsuo Araki (; 1937–1984) was a 20th-century Japanese print artist."Tetsuo Araki"
'Oxford Reference''. Retrieved 04/02/16 He worked mostly with

aquatint Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching that produces areas of tone rather than lines. For this reason it has mostly been used in conjunction with etching, to give both lines and shaded tone. It has also been used h ...

s and

etching Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

s."Tetsuo Araki-Composition"
'Rogallery''. Retrieved 04/02/16 Original prints are sold at around US$500. He was born in Tokyo, Japan where he studied at the

Musashino Art University or is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan. History In October 1929, was founded. In December 1948, it became , and in ...

. Eventually, he moved to a studio in Paris to continue his work.

Works

A few known Araki prints are: *Composition, 1960 *Le Reve D'hiver, 1971"Tetsuo Araki"
'Artnet''. Retrieved 04/02/16 *Untitled II, 1962"Tetsuo Araki Untitled Color Etching"
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References

External links

Tetsuo Araki-Oxford ReferenceAraki Prints and Biographical Information
20th-century Japanese artists 1937 births 1984 deaths {{Japan-artist-stub