Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Japanese, 1909-2000

Yozo Hamaguchi, printmaker, was born in Wakayama, Japan in 1909, the son of Gihei, who was the tenth president of the soy sauce producer Yamasa Shoyu. Originally considered to be the next in line to take over the company, Hamaguchi was instead drawn to visual arts, inspired by the works that his father, a Nanga painting collector, kept throughout the house. In 1927 Hamaguchi left the family business to enroll in the Tokyo Art School, training in sculpture. He left the school in 1930 and moved to France on the advice of artist Umehara Ryuzaburo, opting to study modern Western art and the techniques of oil painting, printmaking, and watercolor. He lived there until 1939, becoming acquainted with leading international artists and luminaries, including the writer e.e. cummings who was instrumental in introducing him to mezzotint printmaking. With the outbreak of World War II, Hamaguchi returned once more to Japan. There he met artist Keiko Minami, whom he would later marry. Throughout the 1940s he established himself as a pioneering mezzotint artist, often credited with introducing the medium to his birthplace. His style - graphic, subtle, and primarily in a monochromatic palette - gained widespread popularity throughout Europe and, in 1951, he held his first solo exhibition at the Formes Gallery in Tokyo. Around 1953 Hamaguchi and Minami returned to France, settling in Paris and, in 1954, he became a member of the Salon d'Automne. That same year he won the Best Art Piece prize at the Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan. In 1955 he began experimenting with color as well as abstraction, retaining his refined tonality, to acclaim from critics, artists, and institutions. He won the Grand Prize of the International Printmaking Division at the San Paolo Biennial in 1957, and that same year he participated in the first International Biennial Print Exhibition in Tokyo, where he won the National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo) Prize. In 1960 served as representative of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Hamaguchi's compositions were usually the still life genre, simplifying the elements and suspending them against velvety grounds in a signature style that appealed strongly to western patrons. In 1961 Hamaguchi and Minami moved from Paris to San Francisco, California, where they lived until 1996. During this time, he was commissioned by the Olympic Committee to design the official poster for the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics and the following year he was given his first major retrospective in Japan at the Toyo Yurakucho Art Forum. Hamaguchi continued to work and exhibit his mezzotints until his retirement in 1993, leaving the printing of his plates to his publisher. He and Minami returned to Tokyo in 1996, and in 1998 the Musée Hamaguchi Yozo was established in Tokyo. Hamaguchi is credited as being among the many 20th century artists to help revive the 17th century intaglio technique, promoting mezzotint as a viable modern art form appropriate for the expressive genres of the time. His work has been exhibited in prominent museums & galleries worldwide

Yozo HamaguchiSarajevo Winter Olympic Games - Vintage Offset Print - 1984, 1984

$235

Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games - Vintage Offset Print - 1984

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Sarajevo Winter Olympic is a vintage offset realized in 1984 by Yozo Hamaguchi. The state of preservation of the artwork is aged with cutaways on the right and lower margin. Sheet dimension :84.5 x 62cm The poster belongs to the Series "XIV Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984".

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1980s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Offset

Yozo HamaguchiWalnut - Original Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1979, 1979

$7,638

Walnut - Original Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1979

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Walnut is an original mezantint on paper realized in 1979 by the Japanese artist Yozo Hamaguchi. The artwork is hand- signed by the artist in pencil on lower right. Dedicated with a...

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1970s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Yozo HamaguchiGrapes, 1955

$6,500

Grapes

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Dallas, TX

épreuve d'artiste 2/5

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1950s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Yozo HamaguchiXIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984, 1984

$293

XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

XIV Winter Olympics games is a vintage poster realized by the artist Yozo Hamaguchi, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984.

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1980s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Lithograph

Yozo HamaguchiHamaguchi - Rare Catalogue of Exhibition at Galerie Berggruen - 1958, 1958

$352

Hamaguchi - Rare Catalogue of Exhibition at Galerie Berggruen - 1958

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage and rare catalogue of the works exhibited by Hamaguchi at Berggruen Gallery in 1958. Includes reproduction of works and their descriptions. Language: French. Very good condit...

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1950s Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Other Medium

Takashi MurakamiMurakami print - Kansei : The Golden Age - Last One - Framed

$5,000

H 34 in W 34 in D 2 in

Murakami print - Kansei : The Golden Age - Last One - Framed

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is an offset print, limited edition 118 of 300, signed and numbered by Artist. It is beautiful, brand new, and framed using archival materials at a reputable framer in Los Angeles. Ready for installation or gifting. Last One Available. Enjoy video of the unwrapping of this brand new print at our Los Angeles framer! This print is now sold framed, in Los Angeles, CA. "Kansei : The Golden Age" 潤声ゴールデンエイジ 4c offset w/cold stamp + spot varnishing オフセット印刷4色＋箔＋厚盛ニス Diameter: 710 mm / 28 in. Framed: approx 34 x 34 x 2 in. Edition 300 Signed and numbered: edition 118 of 300 Made in Japan Pristine condition, brand new, framed in Los Angeles, California Seller in Los Angeles...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Offset

Jukka VanttinenSigned Days Gone Mezzotint Print, Contemporary, 1/100, Circa 2000-2009, 2005

$357Sale Price|45% Off

H 37.5 in W 18.5 in

Signed Days Gone Mezzotint Print, Contemporary, 1/100, Circa 2000-2009

By Jukka Vanttinen

Located in New Orleans, LA

Vanttinen created this mezzotint in an edition of 100 and it is titled and signed in pencil. Jukka Vanttinen (Finn, b. 1954) Jukka Vanttinen was introduced to the medium of mezzoti...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Carol WaxSewing Circles, Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 50, 1993

$450

H 3.75 in W 4.25 in

Sewing Circles, Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 50

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

A play on words provides the title for this image -- a circle created out of the deconstructed parts of Singer IV This image is #37 from an edition of only 50, referenced as Firos 78...

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1990s American Modern Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Mezzotint

Jukka VanttinenBefore It Happened (A mysterious staircase offers no clues as to what happened), 2005

$500

H 21.38 in W 8.5 in

Before It Happened (A mysterious staircase offers no clues as to what happened)

By Jukka Vanttinen

Located in New Orleans, LA

This Finnish artist creates a mezzotint in black and white. This impression is #44 of 100 and is signed, dated and titled in pencil. Jukka Vanttinen (Finn, b. 1954) Jukka Vanttinen...

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Early 2000s Modern Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Johann WeinmannJohann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, c1739

$1,850

H 20 in W 14.5 in

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames

Located in Richmond, GB

A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Joha...

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18th Century Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann WeinmannJohann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, c1739

$1,850

H 20 in W 14.5 in

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames

Located in Richmond, GB

A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Joha...

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18th Century Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Gatja Helgart RotheSome of 48 Tulips, c.1990

$750

H 18.5 in W 13 in D 0.01 in

Some of 48 Tulips

By Gatja Helgart Rothe

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Some of the 48 Tulips" c.1990 is an original colors mezzotint by noted German/American artist Gatja Helgart Rothe, 1935-2007. It is hand signed, titled and numbe...

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Late 20th Century American Realist Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Tracey EminTracey Emin - Fighting for Love - Offset lithograph mimeograph, Signed/N, Framed, 1998

$4,500

H 11.75 in W 8.25 in

Tracey Emin - Fighting for Love - Offset lithograph mimeograph, Signed/N, Framed

By Tracey Emin

Located in New York, NY

Offset lithograph mimeograph on green apple paper Pencil signed and numbered 9/300 Provenance: Opus Art Limited This work has been elegantly floated and framed in a wood frame under ...

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1990s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

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Digital, Lithograph, Offset

Johann WeinmannJohann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, c1739

$1,850

H 20 in W 14.5 in

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames

Located in Richmond, GB

A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Joha...

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18th Century Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House (Cover art Hand Signed by Alex Katz), 2008

$6,500

H 12 in W 12 in

Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House (Cover art Hand Signed by Alex Katz)

Located in New York, NY

No Kids – Come Into My House, 2008 Autographed by Alex Katz in 2013 Vinyl, Album, LP Tomlab – tom 108 lp The artwork depicted on this album cover is “Ives Field I”, an oil on linen ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Offset

Johann WeinmannJohann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, c1739

$1,850

H 20 in W 14.5 in

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames

Located in Richmond, GB

A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Joha...

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18th Century Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Heather KnightAubrieta Contemporary Porcelain Wall Sculpture, Floral Inspired, 2025, 2025

$1,350

H 8.5 in W 8.5 in D 2.5 in

Aubrieta Contemporary Porcelain Wall Sculpture, Floral Inspired, 2025

Located in Savannah, GA

“Aubrieta” is a contemporary porcelain wall sculpture by Heather Knight, founder of Element Clay Studio (est. 2007), a Savannah-based studio recognized for organic modern ceramic wor...

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2010s Contemporary Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Previously Available Items

Yozo HamaguchiXIV Olympic Winter Games, Modern Poster by Yozo Hamaguchi, 1983

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H 33.5 in W 24.25 in

XIV Olympic Winter Games, Modern Poster by Yozo Hamaguchi

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Yozo Hamaguchi, Japanese (1909 - 2000) - XIV Olympic Winter Games, Year: 1983, Medium: Poster, Size: 33.5 x 24.25 in. (85.09 x 61.6 cm)

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1980s Modern Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Offset

Yozo HamaguchiBlack Cherries, 1965

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H 22.05 in W 29.93 in

Black Cherries

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Paris, FR

Engraving, 1965 Publisher : Éditions Berggruen, Paris 56.00 cm. x 76.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 29.92 in. (paper) 47.00 cm. x 62.50 cm. 18.5 in. x 24.61 in. (image) Mezzotint BFK Rives pap...

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1960s Abstract Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Engraving

Yozo HamaguchiOriginal MCM Modernist Signed Artist Proof Mezzotint Yozo Hamaguchi 1978, 1975

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H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in

Original MCM Modernist Signed Artist Proof Mezzotint Yozo Hamaguchi 1978

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Portland, OR

Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000) Yozo Hamaguchi, "Cerise et Bouteille" (Cherry and Asparagus) an original Mezzotint made in 1975. Signed and annotated “epreuve d’artiste” in pencil. This is an artist proof from a numbered edition of 75 on Arches wove paper. Condition is excellent, we at Bloomsbury Fine Art & Antiques can offer a very affordable framing service with museum materials to your taste. Yozo Hamaguchi is widely regarded as one of the finest mezzotint artists in the history of the medium. Hamaguchi studied sculpture at the Tokyo Art School in 1927 but abandoned his studies in 1930 to go to France. After a return to Japan in 1939, Hamaguchi settled in Paris in 1953, during which time he produced copperplate etchings. From about 1955, he began producing black and white and color mezzotints. He was awarded prizes at the Sao Paulo Biennale and the first International Biennial Print Exhibition in Tokyo in 1957. His first solo exhibition, which comprised over 160 prints, was held in Japan, at the National Museum of Art in Osaka. Hamaguchi’s mezzotints...

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1970s Modern Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Yozo HamaguchiLeaf - Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1967, 1967

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H 1.38 in W 1.58 in D 0.08 in

Leaf - Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi - 1967

By Yozo Hamaguchi

Located in Roma, IT

Rare original mezzotint realized by Yozo Hamaguchi in 1966. Hamaguchi is considered as the 20th century Master of this technique. Hand monogrammed lower right. Very good conditions.

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1960s Minimalist Yozo Hamaguchi Art

Materials

Mezzotint

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Find a wide variety of authentic Yozo Hamaguchi art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Yozo Hamaguchi in engraving, mezzotint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the minimalist style. Not every interior allows for large Yozo Hamaguchi art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Kazuhide Yamazaki, Kawase Hasui, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Yozo Hamaguchi art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $334 and tops out at $7,241, while the average work can sell for $4,344.