Japanese Woodblock Print Hand signed 1958. Woodblock print, pencil signed, 1958. Condition : Spots across the surface, see attached photos. With passepartout- 22 x 15.6 Inch’ (56 x 39.8 Cm’). Without passepartout-15.7 x 19.5 Inch’ (40 x 26.6 Cm’). Born in Aizubange, Fukushima, was a ssaku hanga artist in 20th-century Japan. In 1938, he issued his first prints in his now famous “Winter in Aizu” series. Saito was one of the first Japanese printmaking artists to have won at the São Paulo Biennale in 1951. Sait’s early works depict villages populated with local Japanese with a high degree of realism and three-dimensionality. His more mature works merge modern elements with Japanese tradition. His prints feature architecture and plant life flattened in two-dimensionality. He spent time in Paris, and did a series there. The item “Kiyoshi Saito Japanese Woodblock Print Hand Signed 1958 Woodcut 3 colores” is in sale since Wednesday, January 07, 2015. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “artroad14″ and is located in Tel Aviv Jaffa, default. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Original/Reproduction: Original Print
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Signed: Signed
• Edition Type: Limited Edition
• Print Type: Woodcut & Block
• Subject: Landscape
• Style: Abstract
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: 19.7 x 15.9 Inch’ (50 x 40.5 Cm’)
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
• Framed/Unframed: Unframed
• Edition Size: With passepartout- 22 x 15.6 Inch’ (56 x 39.8 Cm’)
• Medium: Woodcut & Block
• Features: Signed