Exceptional 1972 color woodblock print of a sunflower by well-known Japanese printmaker Fumio Fujita b. The following biography is from ARTELINO. Fumio Fujita was born in Aichi province in 1933. He graduated in 1955 from the renowned Musashino College of Fine Arts. In 1963 Fumio Fujita began to make woodblock prints. Style – self-carved and self-printed. His main subjects are landscapes with a focus on trees. This subject has become trendy among Japanese printmakers since another artist, Joichi Hoshi. Became famous by making practically nothing else but images of trees. Fumio Fujita exhibits regularly with “Kokugakai”, a Japanese printmaker association. He had several solo shows in Tokyo and exhibits every now and then with the prestigious CWAJ print shows (College Women of Japan), which was established by Oliver Statler after world war II. This woodblock print is signed and dated lower right and numbered 70/200. It measures 16.75″ x 12.25″ (paper size). It is in good condition. Unframed (never been framed). Please see my other auctions for more fine paintings and prints. The item “Fumio Fujita 1972 Modern Japanese Woodblock of Sunflower Listed Japanese” is in sale since Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “kgrinder” and is located in Holliston, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Signed: Signed
- Edition Type: Limited Edition
- Print Type: Woodcut & Block
- Style: Modernism
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30″)
- Medium: Woodcut & Block
- Original/Reproduction: Original Print
- Date of Creation: 1970-1989
- Features: Signed
- Subject: Floral
- Originality: Limited Edition Print
