Kiyoshi SaitōChildren IICirca 1960
Circa 1960
About the Item
- Creator:Kiyoshi Saitō (1907 - 1997, Japanese)
- Creation Year:Circa 1960
- Dimensions:Height: 20.75 in (52.71 cm)Width: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Depth: 0.65 in (1.66 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:
Kiyoshi Saitō
Kiyoshi Saito was born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1907. At the age of five, he moved to Otaru in Hokkaido, where he would come to serve as an apprentice to a sign painter. Saito became infatuated with art after studying drawing with Gyokusen Narita and moved to Tokyo in 1932 to study Western-style painting at the Hongo Painting Institute. He began experimenting with woodblock prints and exhibiting his works with Nihon Hanga Kyōkai in 1936. Saito mainly worked in oil painting until his invitation from Tadashige Ono to join the Zokei Hanga Kyokai in 1938, at which time Saito made the woodblock print his primary medium. He worked with the Asahi Newspaper Company in 1943, where he met Kōshirō Onchi. This chance encounter led to an invitation to Ichimoku Kai and membership to Nihon Hanga Kyōkai in 1944.
Saito’s printmaking career was put on hold due to the war. During the occupation, he sold his first print in an exhibit with fellow artists Un’ichi Hiratsuka and Hide Kawanishi. In 1948, Saito exhibited at the Salon Printemps, an event sponsored by Americans for Japanese Artists. At the Sao Paulo Biennale of 1951, Saito won first place for his print Steady Gaze. In competition with Japanese oil painting and sculpture, this was a turning point for Japanese printmakers: For the first time in Japanese history, prints overtook painting. This achievement roused the Japanese art establishment. In 1956, Saito was sponsored by the state department and the Asia Foundation to travel and exhibit around the United States and Europe. As a sōsaku-hangaartist, Saito’s prints are self-drawn, self-carved and self-printed. His early works are distinguished by an attention to realism and three-dimensionality. As his style evolved, his prints became flattened and two-dimensional, featuring strong and refined designs with color and texture. Kiyoshi Saito passed away in 1997.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: San Francisco, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- ChildrenBy Kiyoshi SaitōLocated in San Francisco, CAArtist: Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997) Title: Children Year: Circa 1960 Medium: Color woodcut Edition: Unknown Paper: Japan Image (block mark) size: 9.5 x 4.25 inches...Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- The Sun FlowerBy Ruth LeafLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "The Sun Flower" c.1980, is an original colors woodcut on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-1975. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 9/20 in...Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- Iris at DuskLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Iris at Dusk" 1980 is an original color woodblock print with embossing by American artist Daniel Joshua Goldstein, b.1950....Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- The SurfersBy Arnold A. GrossmanLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "The Surfers" 1998 is an original color wood block print by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed, dated and titled by the artist. ...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- Untitled IBy Francisco MaringelliLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Untitled I" 1995 is an original woodcut on thin Japan paper by Brazilian artist Francisco Jose Maringelli, b.1959. It is hand signed and numbered 1/30 in pencil by the artist. The image (block mark) size is 13.85 x 8.75 inches, sheet size is 20.5 x 16.25 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Education: Bachelor Fine Arts, ECAUSP (1984-1989) and Architecture FAUUSP (1979-1985). Professor at Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo Main Exhibitions: 2018 CONTRAGOLPES; obras recentes de Biba Rigo, Cláudio Caropreso e Francisco Maringelli, São Paulo(SP) Graphias quinze anos, São Paulo(SP) 2017 ROSTOS LAVRADOS-XILOGRAVURAS,Museu Casa da Xilogravura, Campos do...Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- Ouvidos de Conchas, em Mangas de JaquetaBy Francisco MaringelliLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Ouvidos de Conchas, em Mangas de Jaqueta" 1995 is an original color woodcut on watermarked Fabriano paper by Brazilian artist Francisco Jose Maringelli, b.1959. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 1/15 in pencil by the artist. The image (block mark) size is 10.65 x 7 inches, sheet size is 16.25 x 14 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Education: Bachelor Fine Arts, ECAUSP (1984-1989) and Architecture FAUUSP (1979-1985). Professor at Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo Main Exhibitions: 2018 CONTRAGOLPES; obras recentes de Biba Rigo, Cláudio Caropreso e Francisco Maringelli, São Paulo(SP) Graphias quinze anos, São Paulo(SP) 2017 ROSTOS LAVRADOS-XILOGRAVURAS,Museu Casa da Xilogravura, Campos do...Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- Face with a Mustache - Abstracted Lithograph by Cathleen PanttajaLocated in Soquel, CAFace with a Mustache - Abstracted Lithograph by Cathleen Panttaja Hip Woodcut Print done at the height of the Flower Power 60s, of a man with a large Moustache. Cathleen Panttaja (Am...Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsWoodcut, Paper, Ink
- Bronze Mask with Turquoise EmbellishmentBy Lois SattlerLocated in Boston, MAArtist Commentary: Bronze Mask with Turquoise Embellishment - Bronze colored mask wall hanging with an ancient bronze patina glaze and turquoise eyes. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsPorcelain, Ceramic
- The Artist Nicholas SperalisBy John Hardy (Artist)Located in New York, NYJohn Hardy (American 1923-2014), "The Artist Nicholas Speralis" , Abstract Figurative Lithograph, 30 x 22.50, 1979 Colors: Black, WhiteCategory
1970s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Pleasant Scandinavia SAS original vintage travel posterLocated in Spokane, WAOriginal vintage travel poster, Pleasant Scandinavia, inen backed travel to Scandinavia on SAS Airlines. Excellent condition antique poster ready to fra...Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsOffset
- "Altered States of an Autorittrati" 3rd State, Modernist Blue Self-PortraitBy I. ColonLocated in Soquel, CABold modernist self portrait in blue, a lithograph by California artist I. Colon (20th Century). Numbered, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ("2/6 "Altered States of an Aut...Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Lithograph
- "Altered States of an Autorittrati", Skeleton Limited Edition LithographBy I. ColonLocated in Soquel, CAStriking figurative abstract lithograph with skeleton by California artist I. Colon (20th Century). Numbered, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ("E.V. IV/X "Altered States ...Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Lithograph