Tsuji comedian 12 pages (60.6 x 45.5 cm) Made by Matabei Goto
This work depicts a street performer playing the violin.
He plays his instrument with great energy, and seems to express the passion of the music with his whole body. The man is dressed in sophisticated gentleman's clothing and a traditional hat.
The whole piece combines the joy of music with the enchantment of the night, leaving room for our imagination to tell stories.
Born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture in 1925
1943: Studied at Pacific Art School
1955 First solo exhibition at Yosei-do Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo) , 56, 57
1957 Solo exhibition at Hagurodo Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo) and Form Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo)
Solo exhibition at Gambs Gallery, San Francisco
1958 Solo exhibitions at Ichinomiya Chamber of Commerce (Aichi), Petite Galerie NY , and Central Gallery NY, and exhibited at the Columbia State Museum of Art
Solo exhibitions at Form Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo) and Toyota Building Gallery (Nagoya)
1959 Solo exhibition "Lost Paradise" at the Form Gallery (Tokyo, Ginza), invited to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1960 Solo exhibition at Shinobazu Gallery (Tokyo) , 1961, 1962 , invited work at Mary Washington University, invited work at the American Watercolor Society Exhibition
1962 Invited work at Murray Washington University, invited work at the American Watercolor Society Exhibition, invited work at the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Exhibition, solo exhibition at the Nesler Gallery, New York, solo exhibition at the Raymond Barr Gallery, Hollywood, exhibited at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, exhibited at the Washington Watercolor Society Exhibition (received the Rembrandt Special Award), solo exhibition at the Fine Gallery, Chicago, and solo exhibition at the Silver Gallery, Santa Barbara
1963 Solo exhibition at Fuji Gallery (Tokyo), Solo exhibition at Imai Gallery (Kobe) , 65, 67
1964 Solo exhibition at Gallery Nichido (Nagoya) , 66 Solo exhibition at Gallery Hiiragi (Tokyo)
1965: Exhibited at the "Circular Tableau" exhibition at Shinobazu Gallery (Tokyo), the new work exhibition at Tokyo Bunka Gallery (Tokyo), and the "Art Brake" exhibition at Ginza Gallery (Tokyo)
1966 Solo exhibition at Nakamiya Gallery (Osaka)
1967 Solo exhibition at Miyuki Gallery (Tokyo) , 68
1968 Solo exhibition at Yamagata Matsuzakaya (Yamagata)
1969 Solo exhibition at Isetan (Tokyo), Solo exhibition at Yamaki Bijutsu (Osaka) , 75, 77, 84
1970 "Exe Homo" Exhibition at Gallery Yamaki (Tokyo)
" M. Goto Copperplate Prints" published by Gallery Dürr
1971 "Etching" Exhibition at Bara Gallery
1972: Bara Gallery "Humanity: Its Love and Solitude" Exhibition
Bara Gallery "The World of Miniatures" Exhibition
1973: Bara Gallery "Neighbors: Unforgettable People" Exhibition
Bara Gallery "Oil Painting, Watercolor, Watercolor Drawing" Exhibition
1974 "Space" Exhibition at Gallery Nichido (Nagoya) * Exhibited every year until the 10th exhibition in 1983
1975 Goto Matabei 1950-1975 Exhibition Yamaki Gallery ( Osaka )
1976 Solo exhibition at Bara Gallery , 77
"Goto Matabei Copperplate Prints" published by Gallery Nichido (Nagoya)
1978: Exhibition "Daily Bread for Us Today" at Bara Gallery
1979: Bara Gallery "Series: War" Exhibition
1980: Bara Gallery "Series of Artists" Exhibition
Illustration for Kikuchi Teizo's poetry collection "The Lonely Alien"
1982: "The World of Goto Matabei" Exhibition at Bara Gallery
1984 Solo exhibition at Yamaki Bijutsu (Osaka)
1985: Exhibition "Ruzan - Encounter with Paper" at Bara Gallery
1990 Memories Gallery (Nagoya) Contemporary Art 5- person Exhibition
1994: New Works Exhibition at Bara Gallery "Hunter of Aporia"
1996: Bara Gallery / Gallery Lupo "Goto Matabei Hometown" Exhibition
2001: Bara Gallery "Beyond the Century" Exhibition
Died in 2002 at age 77
2003 Yamaki Art Museum (Osaka) Goto Matabei Posthumous Works Exhibition
2008: Nichido Gallery (Nagoya) Goto Matabei Posthumous Works Exhibition
2012: Kiyosu City Haruhi Museum (Aichi) Collection Exhibition
2020 Rose Gallery Reiwa Goto Matabei Exhibition
2022 Goto Matabei Retrospective at Rose Gallery