$500
Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997) "Winter in Nikko", signed, woodcut print, framed under glass; measures approximately 27-1/2" x 33-1/4" with sight image of approximately 18" x 23-3/4". Titled in pencil to bottom and numbered "9/100". Kiyoshi Saito, born in Aizubange, Fukushima), was a sosaku 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. Saito'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
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-09-17
