Winter Figurative Prints

Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published and printed by Art in America, New York in an edition of CDVII/D. From the folio, The Four Se...

Etching with aquatint in colors on cream wove paper with a fancy floral watermark, 11 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches. Signed and numbered 258 in pencil lower margin. With the artist's blue ink ...

Kiyomizu Temple in the Snow - Woodblock Print A spectacular woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883-1957), depicting a serene wintery balcony with two women under umbrellas in the falling snow at the Kiyomizu Temple (Temple of Pure Waters). One of the most celebrated temples in Japan, the temple was founded in 780 on the site of the Otowa Waterfall among the wooded hills to the east of Kyoto - the temple's name based on the fall's crystalline waters. Publisher: Doi Hangaten Artist's seal and signature in lower right corner. Presented in a new white mat. Paper size: 15.63"H x 10.25"W (ôban size with raw top edge) Mat size: 24"H x 20"W Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883 -1957) was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting. Hasui designed approximately 620 prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture. From youth Hasui dreamed of an art career. His maternal uncle was Kanagaki Robun (1829–94), a Japanese author and journalist, who produced the first manga magazine. Hasui went to the school of the painter Aoyagi Bokusen as a young man. He sketched from nature, copied the masters' woodblock prints, and studied brush painting with Araki Kanyu. His parents had him take on the family rope and thread wholesaling business, but its bankruptcy when he was 26 freed him to pursue art. He approached Kiyokata Kaburagi to teach him, but Kaburagi instead encouraged him to study Western-style painting, which he did with Okada Saburōsuke...

MICHEL DELACROIX (1933- ) Internationally renowned French painter Michel Delacroix is an acclaimed master of the naïf tradition and one of the most popular collected artists in the world today. A self-styled "painter of dreams and of the poetic past," Delacroix continued to paint and experiment with a variety of techniques and styles before eventually developing his signature style, depicting scenes of Paris as a happy, timeless and magical place. He has been exhibited in one man shows all over the world, and his works are collected by major museums and private collectors world-wide. Original Edition Stone Lithograph on wove paper, 1985. Paper Size: 23" x 30." Edition: Unnumbered Edition as issued. Signed by the artist in the stone plate...

Lithograph on paper. Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Edition of 350. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable o...

This beautiful original print is a typical work of the Meiji period by the Japanese artist Kobayashi Kiyoshika (Edo-Tokyo 1847 - 1915 Kyôto). In I-oban format, it represents a combat scene during the historic Sino-Japanese war...

Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300. Certificate of Authenticity Included. Artwork in Excellent Condition. All reasonable offers will be ...

Artist: Michel Delacroix (1933) Title: Les Honneurs Year: 1988 Edition: 150 Arabic Numerals on Rives paper, 150 Roman Numerals on Japon paper, and 25 APs on Rives paper Medium: Litho...