Yozo Hamaguchi (1909 - 2000)

Yozo Hamaguchi

Yozo Hamaguchi was a Japanese artist and copperplate engraver who revived the almost forgotten technique of mezzotint by the 20th century.

He studied at the Tokyo University of Art, traveled to Europe, worked in Paris, and participated in exhibitions. Hamaguchi innovatively inserted bright colors into his black-and-white mezzotints, producing surreal and abstract paintings.