Woodcut Art
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The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer (Dover Fine Art, History of Art), , New $17.34 |
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Relief Print 1945 Wood Cut & Linoleum Cut Art $75.00 |
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ORIGINAL 1955 Portfolio JACOB PINS Israel 8 WOODCUTS Jewih ART BOOK Judaica $63.75 |
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WOOD CUT ART VTG NOEMI SCHINDLER (1919-1991) G/100 SIGN ISRAEL ART COLONY ’68 $745.00 |
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25 Japanese Woodcut Art Animal Images Collage Paper 8.5″x11″-Glass Tile Pendants $2.99 |
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Rancho Woodcut Heart Art Print by Jim Dine, 11×14 $7.99 |
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Utagawa Circus in Yokohama Art Prints Woodcut $7.47 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print – Heart in ship wheel – Navigating Currents $50.00 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print – Wind Goddess $55.00 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print -Tree Growing from Heart – My Connection $65.00 |
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Oriental Japanese Woodcut Art Print Fan paintings 18×24 $9.97 |
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6 1853 RELIGIOUS ENGRAVINGS FROM THE BRITISH ART JOURNAL WOODCUT ENGRAVINGS $9.99 |
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WHAT THE?.CAT NATURE WOODCUT FRAMED ART HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED WITH COA RARE $169.95 |
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KIYOSHI SAITO Woodcut Print VINTAGE UNSIGNED mini ART Bought from SAITO in JAPAN $199.00 |
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SINGING STARS~~Signed Woodcut Print~~Brazil Fine Art $149.95 |
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SIGNED PRINT EX LIBRIS EXLIBRIS FOLK ART CHAIR HANDCOLORED WOODCUT OTT $2.99 |
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TANGO ARGENTINO by SERGIO MENASCHE woodcut ART Fileteado ORIGINAL CREATION signd $69.99 |
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Vintage 1948 MATTED JAPANESE COLOR Woodcut PICTURE Print Art Asian Love Couple $18.00 |
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Vintage 1948 MATTED JAPANESE COLOR Woodcut PICTURE Print Art Asian Acting $18.00 |
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China 2007-4 Mianzhu Woodcut New Year Art Sheetlet Silk $19.50 |
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1958 Magazine Art Woodcut by Alvin Grossman $5.00 |
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HNIZDOVSKY WOODCUTS, 1944-1975 Catalogue Abe Tahir 1976 hcdj 1st GRAPHIC ARTS $71.96 |
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DOVE, ARK FLOOD : Antique 1930s Art Deco Print: Woodcut $5.88 |
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ORIGINAL VELDHEER ARTS & CRAFTS ERA DUTCH WOODCUT $125.00 |
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Block Prints of Daniel Millsaos Woodcuts Wood Cuts Artist/Art Catalog $9.95 |
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Philip Smith “You’ve Come The Wrong Way Baby” Hand Signed Woodcut Art MAKE OFFER $100.00 |
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THE FOUR SEASONS OF MARY AZARIAN Woodcut Caldecott Art $17.99 |
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Philip Smith “Legacy To The Sandpipers” Signed & Numbered Woodcut Art, boat, OBO $100.00 |
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Gordon Mortensen “Beach Flowers” Signed Numbered Woodcut, Art Print, Landscape $775.00 |
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SCARCE COLLECTIBLE ART LIMITED EDITION WOODCUT PRINT “EGRETS” 36/200 JIM PESL $199.99 |
Utamaro and His Five Woodblock Masterpieces of Women
One of the dominating themes in the history of art anywhere in the world has always been female beauty. Parodoxically, few artists are primarily identified with this theme. A major exeption is the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) who dedicated is whole artistic life exploring this beauty. He specialized in the posture, the character, the softness of the skin and the grace of the woman and fully utilized the characteristic of the woodblock to obtain the essence of female nature. The following five bijin (beauty print) designs are among his most acclaimed masterpieces and are in no particular order.
Mountain Woman with Kintaro (c.1801)
Utamaro designed nearly fifty prints of the mountain woman Yamamba and her son Kintaro (a.k.a. Kintoki) in various settings and formats. This naga-oban (c. 20 3/4″ x 9 1/2″) design is Utamaro’s most well-known print depicting this subject. In this scene the viewer can feel true motherly love from Yamamba as she’s trying to calm the little boy with chestnuts while fondling him as he is holding on to her. The soft colour combination is beautifully contrasted with the strong colours used for Kintaro, emphasizing his health and strength.
Matron in Love (c.1793)
From Utamaro’s five part series Kasen: ko no bu (Selected Love Poems) this okubi-e (bust portrait/ half length portrait) design is generally considered the best of this set of prints. The title in the English translation of this print is ‘Love Which One Can Not Put Out in One’s Mind’ and is the portrayal of a mature woman resting her head on her hand. Her eyebrows are shaven, which indicates she’s married, and her eyes are narrowed in a dreamily gaze looking into the distance. In this series Utamaro focuses on the facial expressions of these women using fine lines and soft delicate colors trying to expose their inner feelings.
Lipstick (c.1794)
An ordinary woman depicted in a half-kneeling position looking in a mirror which she holds in her hand. She’s applying red lipstick to her mouth after she blackened her teeth. In this design Utamaro proofs his mastery in depicting women wearing everyday clothes placed in an ordinary setting. The subtle contrast between the red lipstick and the white of the skin is a magnificent detail. The black box in front of her contains implements for blackening the teeth.
Woman Reading a Letter (c.1791)
The following print is from Utamaro’s famous ‘Ten Physiognomical Studies of Women’ -series and is a study of a noble looking middle-aged woman reading a letter, with her hands outstretched to unfold it. A masterpiece because of its simplicity and superb composition. Some prints of this design have a pink-mica background instead of silver-mica. The pink was made after the silver.
Takashima Ohisa (c.1792)
This print belongs to the same series as the foregiving one and is probably the most celebrated single bijin portrait in the history of Ukiyo-e. The model of this print is thought to be a daughter of Takashima Chobei who was a proprietor of a tea-house in Ryogoku Yagenbori. The viewer can feel the sweetness of this girl who is a daughter of a well-to-do family. It seems that Utamaro often painted Takashima Ohisa (like many other contemporaries) by preference. He also painted Ohisa in the series ‘Six Famous Beautiful Women’, even after her marriage and as the proverb says: “Beauty is often inconsistent with luck”, this pretty Ohisa died young leaving two sons behind.
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Here you can find more info on Utamaro and articles on Japanese woodblock prints (Hokusai and Kuniyoshi) and illustrations.
Woodblock Printmaking
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The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer (Dover Fine Art, History of Art), , New $17.34 |
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Relief Print 1945 Wood Cut & Linoleum Cut Art $75.00 |
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ORIGINAL 1955 Portfolio JACOB PINS Israel 8 WOODCUTS Jewih ART BOOK Judaica $63.75 |
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WOOD CUT ART VTG NOEMI SCHINDLER (1919-1991) G/100 SIGN ISRAEL ART COLONY ’68 $745.00 |
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25 Japanese Woodcut Art Animal Images Collage Paper 8.5″x11″-Glass Tile Pendants $2.99 |
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Rancho Woodcut Heart Art Print by Jim Dine, 11×14 $7.99 |
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Utagawa Circus in Yokohama Art Prints Woodcut $7.47 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print – Heart in ship wheel – Navigating Currents $50.00 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print – Wind Goddess $55.00 |
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Original Woodcut Art Print -Tree Growing from Heart – My Connection $65.00 |
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Oriental Japanese Woodcut Art Print Fan paintings 18×24 $9.97 |
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6 1853 RELIGIOUS ENGRAVINGS FROM THE BRITISH ART JOURNAL WOODCUT ENGRAVINGS $9.99 |
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WHAT THE?.CAT NATURE WOODCUT FRAMED ART HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED WITH COA RARE $169.95 |
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KIYOSHI SAITO Woodcut Print VINTAGE UNSIGNED mini ART Bought from SAITO in JAPAN $199.00 |
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SINGING STARS~~Signed Woodcut Print~~Brazil Fine Art $149.95 |
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SIGNED PRINT EX LIBRIS EXLIBRIS FOLK ART CHAIR HANDCOLORED WOODCUT OTT $2.99 |
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TANGO ARGENTINO by SERGIO MENASCHE woodcut ART Fileteado ORIGINAL CREATION signd $69.99 |
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Vintage 1948 MATTED JAPANESE COLOR Woodcut PICTURE Print Art Asian Love Couple $18.00 |
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Vintage 1948 MATTED JAPANESE COLOR Woodcut PICTURE Print Art Asian Acting $18.00 |
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China 2007-4 Mianzhu Woodcut New Year Art Sheetlet Silk $19.50 |
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1958 Magazine Art Woodcut by Alvin Grossman $5.00 |
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HNIZDOVSKY WOODCUTS, 1944-1975 Catalogue Abe Tahir 1976 hcdj 1st GRAPHIC ARTS $71.96 |
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DOVE, ARK FLOOD : Antique 1930s Art Deco Print: Woodcut $5.88 |
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ORIGINAL VELDHEER ARTS & CRAFTS ERA DUTCH WOODCUT $125.00 |
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Block Prints of Daniel Millsaos Woodcuts Wood Cuts Artist/Art Catalog $9.95 |
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Philip Smith “You’ve Come The Wrong Way Baby” Hand Signed Woodcut Art MAKE OFFER $100.00 |
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THE FOUR SEASONS OF MARY AZARIAN Woodcut Caldecott Art $17.99 |
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Philip Smith “Legacy To The Sandpipers” Signed & Numbered Woodcut Art, boat, OBO $100.00 |
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Gordon Mortensen “Beach Flowers” Signed Numbered Woodcut, Art Print, Landscape $775.00 |
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SCARCE COLLECTIBLE ART LIMITED EDITION WOODCUT PRINT “EGRETS” 36/200 JIM PESL $199.99 |
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