Ogawa Kazumasa

Peony, c. 1880's

Variously numbered in pencil on recto Vintage Hand Colored Albumen Print Paper 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches; Image 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches

Inscribed "Chrysanthemum (Senjogataki)" on recto Vintage Hand Colored Albumen Print Paper is 11 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, Matted to 20 x 16 inches

Chrysanthemum (1 Washigamine 2 Riukonoisami), c. 1880's Inscribed "Chrysanthemum (1 Washigamine 2 Riukonoisami)" on recto Vintage Hand Colored Albumen Print Paper is 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 i...

Vintage Hand Colored Albumen Print Paper is 11 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches, Matted to 20 x 16 inches

Peonies, 2022 Unique Cyanotype print Cyanotype gives a contemporary edge to this flirty dialogue made from vintage magazines, and brings conversation to the counterculture of the "swinging sixties". + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Deckled Edges on all four sides + Signed and editioned on front in pencil + Letter of Authenticity + Printed in Los Angeles, CA WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? cyan = blue type = print Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexandra DeFurio...

After establishing his photography career in his native Tokyo, Japan; Kenji Toma arrived in New York in 1990. Since then he has been recognized as one of the leading photographers in Still Life with his unique mysterious style and detail oriented vision. Concurrently, he is working on personal projects and The Most Beautiful Flowers is his most representative work. His first monograph of the same title was published from KEHRER Verlag (Germany) in 2017. Currently, his studio is based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard...

A charming still life study of pink peonies placed in a ceramic jug. The beautiful summer blooms are striking against the darkened background of the interior, making for pleasing com...

'Peony' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and...