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Kaoru Kawano Japanese Color Woodblock Print - “Gentle Breeze”
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Beautifully executed color woodblock by Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano (1916- 1965).
This work titled “Gentle Breeze” depicts a young girl with blowing hair.
It is pencil signed in the image lower left and bears the artist’s chop mark.
The image measures 10 1/8"h x 15"w. The paper size is 11"h x 16 3/4"w.
The work is in excellent condition with no damage. Neither matted nor framed.
A very tiny bit of tape remnant is seen upper center at the margin edge.
A beautiful rendition by the artist in the true Sosaku Hanga style. Created 1950.
Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) was born in Otaru, Hokkaido in 1916, and studied at Kawabata art school in 1934. Because his earlier works showed such great promise, they were displayed at the Nihon Hanga Kyokai Exhibition (Japan Print Society) in 1944. He interrupted his print-making activities to join the army, but later was unfortunate to become a prisoner of war in Siberia.
In 1949 he resumed exhibiting with Nihon Hanga Kyokai, and subsequently with Kokugakai in 1952. He moved to Tokyo in 1958 and participated in international competitions and solo exhibitions in New York, Seattle, Chicago, and elsewhere.
His works are characterized by highly textured abstract representations of children.
- Creator:Kaoru Kawano (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2.04 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950
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- Seller Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1875339752142
Kaoru Kawano
Kaoru Kawano was a woodblock print artist who worked during the Showa period (1926-1989). Born in Hokkaido in 1916, Kawano studied at Kawabata Art School during the 1930s. He gained an international reputation through successfulsolo exhibitions in North America and elsewhere.
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