古沢敏子 [大正元年(1912) – 平成17年(2005)］
古沢岩美の妻。制作をしていたことは遺族も知らず、没後、古沢岩美アトリエの解体の際に発見された数点のうちの1点が当作品である。シュールレアリスムの影響が感じられるがその特徴の一つとも言える性的な要素は感じられず、自身の娘を見守るあたたかさと日常の一端が描きとられており、不思議な良さがある。
Furusawa Toshiko (1912-2005)
Wife of Furusawa Iwami. Her family remained unaware that she was painting, and this work is one of several that were discovered after she passed away, at the demolition of her husband’s studio. The work has a mysterious charm as there are signs of Surrealist influence, yet none of the sensual elements characteristic of the movement, and capture a sliver of daily life as well as a warm gaze that watches over her daughter Keiko.
1951
Oil on canvas
Itabashi Art Museum Collection
板橋区立美術館蔵
Photo by Manika Nagare