KAORU KAWANO - Woodpecker

KAORU KAWANO - Woodpecker (image 1/1)
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KAORU KAWANO - Art KAORUkAWANO was one of the first artists of the Japanese Sosaku Hanga movement whose art became successful and was widely accepted and awarded by an international audience. Today he is regarded as one of the masters of modern Japanese printmaking. His color woodblock prints have brought him international fame and his works are represented in museums throughout the world. His " Winter Castle " woodcut image compares in quality and technique to the Winter in Aizu series by Saito and is considered to be among Kawanos' most beautiful prints with its bold contrasts and classical structured composition Woodpeckers Date : c1950s Format: Oban Publisher: Self This is a Japanese Woodblock Print. Most unique style and technique, striking print. Simply framed in wood. Image measures about ( Size is 16 3/4 x 11 3/8 inches ) thick frame. This is of fine quality on thick Japanese paper. The Woodcut is in excellent condition. It was created in mid-20 th Century. ARTIST HISTORY: A fine Sosaku hanga artist, Kaoru Kawano began his art studies at the Kawabata Art School in 1934. His first published woodcuts were accepted by the Japan Print Association (Nihon Hanga Kyokai) in 1944. Shortly afterwards Kawano was unfortunately taken as a prisoner of war and imprisoned in Siberia. He returned to Japan around 1949 and began exhibiting read more
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