Tomio Kinoshita (1923 – 2014)
Face (Black), 1965
Woodblock print
Image size: 25 high by 18 inches wide (63.5 by 45.7 cm)
Paper size: 26.25 high by 19 inches wide (66.7 by 48.2 cm)
Unsigned
Condition: some wrinkling in the margins
This print is from a woodblock that was carved in 1965; Kinoshita would often experiment with colors and sometimes not sign the test prints. A green and black version of this image can be found in volume one of the two-volume 44 Modern Japanese Print Artists by Gaston Petit, 1973, printed in color, fig C-38, published by Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo, New York and San Francisco.
An exhibition of over 40 prints by Kinoshita is was on display at the Mie Prefectural Art Museum from November 2023 to January 2024. This print was used in the announcement; please see photo.
A copy of the 1995 Mie Prefectural Art Museum exhibition catalog, Tomio Kinoshita, will be included with purchase.
$4300
