MIKIO WATANABE

Mezzotint artist Mikio Watanabe was born in 1954 in Japan and currently lives in France.  He is most known for his elegant, evocative black and white nudes. In these images the artist alternates between full figures and the sensuous ambiguity of closer cropped body parts. The female figure emerges out of the rich, velvety black shadows.  Watanabe skillfully manipulates the subtle gradations of gray that are available in a mezzotint with careful burnishing and scraping of the plate.  More recently Watanabe has added flora and fauna subjects, using multiple plates for the color.  These new works have the same quality of grace and delicacy found in his nudes, but are playful in spirit.  This is Watanabe’s first solo exhibition at Davidson Galleries.  His works are part of the permanent collections of the Bibliotheque National in Paris, the Central Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

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Holly Downing
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Atsuo Sakazume
Laurent Schkolnyk
Mikio Watanabe
Carol Wax
Art Werger
Cleo Wilkinson

Chou
2007. Mezzotint. 45/90
5 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches
$650.

Regarder
2006. Mezzotint. 40/60
3 x 4 3/4 inches
$350.

Bittacus
2006. Mezzotint. 38/60
3 x 4 3/4 inches
$350.

Converser
2006. Mezzotint. 40/60
3 x 4 3/4 inches
$350.

Doux Reve
2006. Mezzotint. 87/90
7 x 15 1/2 inches
$750.

Arche
2007. Mezzotint. 87/90
7 x 15 1/4 inches
$750.

Ellipse
2006. Mezzotint. 69/90
6 3/4 x 3 inches
$400.

Silence
2006. Mezzotint. 60/60
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches
$400.

Fierte
2006. Mezzotint. 50/90
7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
$500.

Coq I
2005. Mezzotint. 27/60
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
$350.

Coq II
2005. Mezzotint. 27/60
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
$350.

Une Carotte
2006. Mezzotint. 78/90
19 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
$850.

Poule I
2004. Mezzotint. 17/60
5 x 3 inches
$350.

Le Vent De Printemps
2006. Mezzotint. 78/90
19 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
$850.

Un Papillon
2005. Mezzotint. 27/60
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
$350.

Jour
2004. Mezzotint. 2/90
7 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches
$900.

Chiffre. 
2003.  Mezzotint.  Ed. 26/50. 
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. 
$350.00

Nacre
2003. Mezzotint. 37/50
2 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches
$400.

Pivoine
2003. Mezzotint. 49/50
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
$400.

Pivoine II
2004. Mezzotint. 35/50
2 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches
$400.

Magnolia
2004. Mezzotint. XVII/XXX
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
$400.

Ailes
2004. Mezzotint. 36/60
3 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches
$350.

Oie I. 
2004.  Mezzotint.  40/60. 
5 x 2 3/4 inches. 
$350.00

Oie II
2005. Mezzotint. 40/90
3 3/4 x 10 inches
$500.

Sirene I
2002. Mezzotint. 42/90
6 x 5 inches
$500.

Sirene II
2002. Mezzotint. 68/90
3 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches
$500.

Suavité. 
2005.  Mezzotint.  40/90. 
7 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. 
$700.00

Pudeur
2004.  Mezzotint.  H.C. 2/3
2 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches.
$500.

Equilibre
2006. Mezzotint. 13/90
2 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches
$400.

Fluide. 
2005.  Mezzotint.  Ed. 70/90. 
3 x 9 1/2 inches. 
$450.00

Dignite
2004. Mezzotint. 15/90
8–1/4 x 4–1/4 inches
$750.

Firmament. 
2005.  Mezzotint.  Ed. 70/90. 
7 x 5 inches. 
$500.00

Lueur I
2004. 36/90.
8 1/2 x 3 1/4".
$500

Abysse
2005. Mezzotint. 39/90
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches
$400.

Réveil. 
2005.  Mezzotint.  40/90. 
5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. 
$400.00

Dos II
1990. Mezzotint. XVIII/XXX
9 x 3 3/4 inches
$500.

Danse des brumes
2004. 35/90.
6 x 8 5/8"
$600

Plenitude
2004. 48/90.
5 1/4 x 8 3/8.
$500

Voie lactee
2004. 36/90.
6 3/4 x 11 1/2".
$750

Modestie
2004. 33/90.
3 x 4 1/2".
$400

Genie
2003. 31/90.
5 3/4 x 7 1/2".
$500

Memoire d'eau I
2002.
65/90.
4 1/8 x 6 1/4".
$500

Memoire d'eau IV
2003. Mezzotint. 49/90
6 x 4 1/2 inches
$400.

Memoire d'eau V
2003. Mezzotint. 89/90
6 x 4 1/2 inches
$400.

Memoire d'eau VII
2003. Mezzotint. 89/90
6 x 4 1/2 inches
$400.

Memoire d'eau VIII
2003. Mezzotint. 78/90
6 x 4 1/2 inches
$400.

Carpe diem I
2002.
5 1/4 x 5 1/4".
47/50.
$350

Carpe diem II
2002.
5 1/4 x 5 1/4".
47/50.
$350

Carpe diem III
2002.
3 3/4 x 3 3/4".
47/50.
$350

Un Enfant
1999. Mezzotint. 29/75
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
$350.

La guerre ou la paix I. 
2003.  Mezzotint.  15/90. 
9 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches. 
$900.00

La guerre ou la paix II. 
2003.  Mezzotint.  15/90. 
9 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches. 
$900.00

Métamorphose. 
2000.  Mezzotint.  39/90. 
9 1/2 x 6 inches. 
$900.00

S'envoler. 
2002.  Mezzotint.  14/90. 
4 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 
$500.00

Trombe. 
2001.  Mezzotint.  32/90. 
4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. 
$400.00

Chou-pomme
Mezzotint. 64/90 . 2001.
Image: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches.

$200
Limited Impressions available

Résonance. 
2001.  Mezzotint.  37/90. 
12 1/2 x 4 inches. 
$700.00

Sur la brance. 
1999.  Mezzotint.  XVI/XXX. 
9 1/2 x 6 inches. 
$750.00

Mélancolie II. 
1996.  Mezzotint.  XXI/XXX. 
7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. 
$1,500.00