4 works
The Wanting Pool
Regular price $3,200.00 USDMedium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 18 x 54 inches (image/sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1952
Date finished: 2007
Edition: of 16
Recommended by Rebecca (Gallery Manager):
Karen Kunc's large evocative woodcuts are inspired by human relationships to nature and landscape. She brings elements from many cultures into her work, including Moorish, Spanish, and Japanese influences. Kunc is a master of woodcut and is distinguished from other artists by her innovations in the medium. We look forward to her solo exhibition of artist books at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum next month.
Mimasaka Province. Yamabushi Valley
Regular price $2,400.00 USDSeries: #46 from Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu Meisho Zue)
Medium: Woodblock
Dimensions: 15 x 10 inches (Oban)
Artist details: Japanese, 1797 - 1858
Date of plate: Date of Block 1853/1812
Condition: Very good early color. Margins skillfully restored.
Recommended by Rebecca (Gallery Manager):
"Of the magnificent “Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provences”, ‘Mimasake Provence. Yamabusi Valley’ displays a wonderful humor and humanity. We can all relate to the man chasing his hat that has flown away in a wind storm. Amongst this expertly preserved and restored series of breathtaking Japanese landscapes, ‘Mimasake Provence. Yamabusi Valley’ reminds us to appreciate the little misadventures that make life interesting."
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Plate 13. Il serait si doux d’aimer. (To love would be so sweet.)
Regular price $3,780.00 USDSeries: Miserere
Medium: Mixed etching
Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches
Signature: None were signed. Watermark, Ambroise Vollard
Artist details: French, 1871 - 1958
Edition: 208/425 (+ 25 HC)
Printer: Jacquemin, 1922 - 1927
Publisher: Société d'Édition l'Étoile Filante, Paris 1948
Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Georges Rouault was commissioned to make this piece as a part of the Miserere (Misery) Series in 1916 (during WWI). During times of collective or individual trauma, people have always turned to artists to give themselves moments of peace, escape, or distraction. Visual arts, books, netflix, memes, and music are all things we are using today to deal with the pandemic and our own individual struggles. This etching reminds its viewers of the importance of artists and their creativity. Rouault’s work, ‘il serait si doux d’aimer’ or ‘to love would be so sweet’ gives just as much sweetness and comfort today as it did when it was published in 1948. Humans need connection and love. Even in gray, Rouault’s blend of fauvism and expressionism in this image of parent and child puts a small, but strong light on this pocket of love amongst all the misery that surrounds it."
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