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Village Voice newsmagazine, Hand signed by Patti Smith, ex-Gotham bookmart coll.
Located in New York, NY
Patti Smith
Voice Choices (hand signed by Patti Smith) from the Gotham Book Mart collection, 2001
Offset print broadsheet, hand signed in ink on the cover
This cover, hand signed by ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Sumo - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sumo Tournament is a Woodcut print realized in the first half of the 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada.
Good condition and Beautiful colored woodblock print.
This wonderful modern artwork represents Japanese Sumo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Two Kabuki Actors Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Houston, TX
Two kabuki actors posing a samurai's. The print is printed on rice paper and is not framed. It is stamped by the artist with details about the actors in ...
Category
1860s Edo Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
OPHELIA (the artist
s mistress / second wife) - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant etching titled the gilded youth is of the second wife of the artist The edition is 75 and is referenced as Fletcher #80.
Gerald Brockhurst is best known for his portr...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Stern Looking - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
Stern looking is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866) in Paris,...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Spanish Modern Art by Pablo Picasso - Saltimbanques
Located in Paris, IDF
Saltimbanques by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), lithography on paper signed & dated on the plate on March 5 1958 and countersigned in red, used as frontispiece for the book “Souvenirs d’un Collectionneur”, E.-A. (Épreuve d’Atelier...
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
UNTITLED - 1
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300.
Certificate of Authenticity Included. Artwork in Excellent Condition. All reasonable offers will be ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$80 Sale Price
36% Off
Portrait - Original Woodcut print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century.
Beautiful black and woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. Included a passport: 49 x 34 cm.
Good conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Portrait of a Woman"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Margaret Putnam
(1913-1989)
San Antonio Artist
Image Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2
Frame Size: 15 1/4 x 17 1/4
Medium: Lithograph
"Portrait of a Woman"
Biography
Margaret Putnam (1913-1987)
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
May Milton - Litho After H. de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 29 x 20 cm.
May Milton is a beautiful chromolithographed Art Nouveau poster, monogrammed and dated on plate on the lower left margin by the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
A wonderful reduction of the famous Moulin Rouge poster...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Louise - Original Lithograph and Offset by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Louise is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz.
The artwork is the plate n. 20 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-V...
Category
1920s Expressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Attitudes of the Prussian Military - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Attitudes of the Prussian Military is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to...
Category
1810s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Portrait - Lithograph by L. Levy-Dhurmer - 1909 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an Original lithograph on paper realized by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) in 1909 ca.
Signed in the plate.
Good conditions.
Included a Passepartout: 42 x 35 cm
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sitting Woman - Original Lithograph by P. Borra - 1950s
By Pompeo Borra
Located in Roma, IT
Sitting Woman is a beautiful black and white lithograph on the ivory-colored paper, realized in the Fifties by the Italian artist, Pompeo Borra (Milan, 1898-1973).
Hand-signed in pe...
Category
1950s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Suzanne Benton, Suspended in Time, 2014, Monoprint
Located in Darien, CT
“I still look at and learn from the art of the past, and enjoy making interpretations of works which I admire.” Henry Moore
Infanta, Floating Balance, Point in Time, and Visionary are monoprints with Chine collé from Suzanne Benton's Paintings in Proust series. This grouping also includes the dry-point etching with Chine collé. Infanta (edition of 10). The monoprints (unique prints) employ the collage technique, chine collé (glued paper). Collé papers are pre-inked and hand-painted. Dimensional printing plates emboss texture onto the prints. The plates are inked individually for each solo print. The images and collé papers are then laid onto the plate and adhere to the printmaking paper as the plate and paper run through the etching press.
Other monoprint series have been devoted to Indian and Turkish miniature painting...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
"Victor Hugo de face" original drypoint
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Executed in 1885 and printed on thin china paper, this is an exceptionally rare state with the figure study of a child etched at the bottom lef...
Category
1880s Portrait Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Portrait of Man with a Pipe - Woodcut print after Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man with Pipe is a superb color woodblock print on paper, from the Japanese print-series “Taiheiki eiyu den”, 'Tale of Grand Pacification', designed by Utagawa Kuniyoshi ...
Category
1850s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Parisienne - Original Etching by Fernand Desmoulin - 1886
Located in Roma, IT
Pariesienne is an original artwork realized by Fernand Desmoulin in 1886. Etching on paper.
Titled on the lower central margin; "Supplement de Paris-Noel" at the bottom; "L. Eudes ...
Category
1860s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Angel with a Sword" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1956 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bible art. Size: 1...
Category
1950s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
La Leçon de Musique - Original Etching - 1892
Located in Roma, IT
La Leçon de Musique is an original artwork realized by the French artist George Henri Manesse in 1892. Etching on paper.
Signed on the plate on the lower-left corner; Hand-signed in...
Category
1890s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of André Breton - Woodcut Print - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of André Breton is an original black and white xylograph realized by Anonymous artist at the second half of the 20th Century.
The artwork depict...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Composition - Original Lithograph after F. Léger - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original lithograph on paper realized by Fernand Léger (1881-1955).
Very good conditions except for some little foxings.
Sheet dimension: 23.5 x 26
On both sides...
Category
20th Century Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Piero Belli - Original Woodcut by A. Giuliani - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Piero Belli is an original woodcut print by Attilio Giuliani in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-balanc...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
The Misery - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The Misery is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866) in P...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$166 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Woman - Lithograph by E. Laurent - 1901 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a splendid lithograph realized by the French painter and engraver M. Ernest Laurent from one of his own works exhibited at the Salon in 1901. On the lower left, below the image, “Gazette des Beaux-Arts” is printed; on the lower right “Imp. D’Art A. Clot, Paris”; on the lower center “Portrait/ Lithographie de M. Ernest Laurent d’apres son tableau / (Societé des Artistes français – Salon de 1901)”.
The conditions of the work are excellent. The paper presents an irregular cut on the left margin, and the print is not perfectly centered on the piece of paper.
M. Ernest Laurent was an exponent of Neo-Impressionism and Divisionism, pupil of Ernest Hébert...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Mocking - Original Lithograph after Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The mocking is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866) in ...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$166 Sale Price
30% Off
The Reading Men - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The Reading Men is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866)...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Reading news - Original Lithograph after Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
Reading news is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866) i...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Conversation - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The conversation is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Conversation - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The Conversation in the farm is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarn...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Conversation - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
The conversation is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (after) (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition.
Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pasiphae Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier (Only, At the Foot of the Great Carob Tree)
Portfolio: Pasiphae
Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum
Date: 1944
E...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing by Hélène Vogt - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original xilography print realized by Hélène Vogt. with the stamp” Atelier Hélène Vogt" On the lower rear.
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sh...
Category
1970s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper, portrait engraving, c1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780).
Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouc...
Category
Early 19th Century Renaissance Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
POP SHOP IV(1)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Image of "Radiant Angel", on wove paper. Hand signed, numbered & dated by the artist in pencil. Published by Martin Lawrence Editions Ltd., New York. Edition 154/200. Littmann p. ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Alsacienne - Original Etching by Eugène Delâtre after Jean Benner
Located in Roma, IT
Alsacienne is a fine black and white etching, realized by Eugène Delâtre (1864-1939), after Jean Benner.
A beautiful etching representing a female prof...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Susan, Lady Belasyse /// Memoirs of Count Grammont Royal Portrait Engraving Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anthony Hamilton (British-French, 1645-1719)
Title: "Susan, Lady Belasyse" (Plate 45)
Portfolio: Memoirs of Grammont
Year: 1808 (First edition)
Medium: Original Stipple Engra...
Category
Early 1800s Romantic Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Intaglio
Donald Duck, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprints by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
A series of four Pop Art screenprints of the famed Disney character, Donald Duck, by Psychedelic artist Peter Max. Each piece is nicely framed and signed by the artist.
Donald Duck
...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Le Clown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Published by Daniel Jacomet, Georges Rouault had a notable fascination with clowns, which is reflected in many of his artworks. Rouault's clowns often symbolize the human condition, exploring themes of suffering, solitude, and existential struggle. The clown's guise as a performer and entertainer contrasts with the underlying melancholy and introspection in Rouault's portrayal, making them a powerful metaphor for the human experience.
The piece titled Le Clown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
International Volunteer Day (hand signed)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 497/1000 on front. Artwork size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 16.5 x 13.5 inches...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Mary Bauermeister at Galleria Schwarz Milano (Hand signed, dated and inscribed)
Located in New York, NY
Mary Bauermeister
Mary Bauermeister at Galleria Schwarz Milano (Hand signed, dated and inscribed), 1972
Offset lithograph on exhibition catalogue (hand signed, dated and inscribed in...
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
"La Gitane de Richepin" Lithograph XXXI
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Theatre Antoine La Gitane De Richepin" is a Lithograph (XXXI) featuring artwork by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The print measures 14.5 x 10.25 in...
Category
1960s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Berenice
By Louis Valtat
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Berenice
Color woodcut, 1900-1910
Signed with the artist's red ink stamp (see photo)
Edition: 50 (46/50)
Signed with the artist's red ink initials stamp, Lugt 1771, Sup.
Condition: E...
Category
Early 1900s French School Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Portrait de Paul Gauguin
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait de Paul Gauguin
Woodcut, c. 1900
Initialed in pencil lower right
Numbered in pencil lower left
Edition: 100 (34/100)
Annotated verso: “epreuve sur japon”
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
Sheet size: 11 x 8 5/8 inches
Note: Born in New York, Monfreid studied in France at the Academy Julian. He was a friend of Gauiguin, Verlaine and Maillol. He formed a noted collection of works by Gauguin. In 1924, Monfreid published the manuscript for Paul Gauguin’s Noa Noa with 24 woodcuts inspired by Gauguin...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Marilyn :Some Like it Hot
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Navy Blue
These are limited edition archival prints
They come in a variety of colors. Please Inquire
Unframed.
World-renowned guru of Jap Pop Art - Zane Fix, is an American artist,...
Category
2010s Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wilhelm Leibl Peasant Women
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wilhelm Leibl: 1844-1900. Well listed German artist. He has had auction results over $360,000 for paintings and over $3800 for a print. It’s beautiful at...
Category
1870s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Shepard Fairey Rose Soldier Letterpress Edition 2017 Obey Giant Mint
Located in Draper, UT
Edition Details
Year: 2017
Class: Art Print
Status: Official
Released: 10/10/17
Run: 319/450
Technique: Letterpress
Paper: Cream cotton paper
Size: 10 X 13
Markings: Signed & Numbere...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
La Réparation: Spiral Woman -- Portrait, Woman, Feminist Art by Louise Bourgeois
Located in London, GB
La Réparation: Spiral Woman, 2003
Louise Bourgeois
Drypoint and engraving, with selective wiping
On Hahnemuehle copperplate warm white wove
Signed, dated and numbered 25 from the ed...
Category
Early 2000s Feminist Portrait Prints
Materials
Drypoint
UNTITLED (SNOOPY)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print cutout on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP Hi-White paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 10.5 x 8 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$9,000 Sale Price
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Programme poour Le Chariot de Terre Cutte
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Programme poour Le Chariot de Terre Cutte
Lithograph printed in blue on pink tint thin wove paper, 1895
Signed with the artist's "TL" monogram (see photo) lower center edge
Published...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Interieur" Plate-Signed Print.
By Emile Bellet
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Interieur" is a Plate-Signed Print by Emile Bellet. It measures 9 x 10.5 inches, unframed. The date of creation is unknown, but is believed to be within ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Jules Lenard - Woodcut by Paul Emile Colin - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print realized by Paul Emile Colin in the 1930s.
Edition of 30/35.
Hand signed and numbered.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
ABS, Woodcut
Portrait of Jules Lenard - Woodcut by Paul Emile Colin - 1907
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print realized by Paul Emile Colin in the 1907.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Arthur Kolnik (1890-1972) - Early 20th Century Woodcut, Despair
Located in Corsham, GB
A heavy hitting and graphic woodcut by the Galician-Jewish illustrator and painter, Arthur Kolnik. The woodcut shows a poor woman, looking despairingly up at the sky as she cradles t...
Category
20th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Keith Haring ( American, 1958 - 1990 ) Pop Art Limited Edition Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Limited Edition Lithograph
Style: Pop Art
Painting Size: 9 x 6 inches
Frame Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches
Condition: This artwork is in great condition for its age.
Signature: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Po-Ca-Hon-Tas: Original Hand-colored McKenney
Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Po-Ca-Hon-Tas", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
A Set of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
Located in London, London
CHIKANOBU, Yoshu (1838–1912)
A Set of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
1896-1898
A Set of Six oban tate-e woodblock prints of okubi-e (bust portraits) of beauties, titled Jidai kagami (Mirror of the Ages), documenting the fashions of former times (from the Keicho to the Meiji era) in chronological order, each sheet with a beautiful woman in sumptuous costume depicted at the lower section and a rectangular panel at the top which makes a reference to the era, some sheets with lacquer and embossed details, published by Matsuki Heikichi, variously dated Meiji 29, 30 and 31 (1896-8), all signed Yoshu Chikanobu. Each sheet approx. 36 x 23.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in).
oyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu, was one of the most successful woodblock print artists of Japan's Meiji period. He lived at a time when Japan saw the reinstatement of the emperor as ruler and underwent rapid westernization. He worked both with traditional subjects, such as actors, courtesans, scenes of famous sites, beautiful women, and with topical subjects, such as the Satsuma Rebellion (1877) and the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Chikanobu used the flat planes and decorative patterning of the ukiyo-e tradition to striking effect, adding brilliant colors, especially reds, purples, and blues to his compositions.
More precisely, Ukiyo-e, or ukiyo-ye (in Japanese: "pictures of the floating world"), is a genre of woodblock prints and paintings that flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. It was aimed at the prosperous merchant class in the urbanizing Edo period (1603–1867). Amongst the popular themes were depictions of beautiful women, as is the case here with these okubi-e prints (i.e. bust portraits); kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.
One of Chikanobu’s best series, A Mirror of the Ages shows women by fashion and hair style throughout history. Despite a sense of longing for the past, these prints are unmistakably modern and of their time. Each print depicts a beauty from a certain period in the lower part and customs at that time, in grisaille, in the upper part - a way to tell viewers about the latest fashion and historical backgroud at that time. The quality of printing is outstanding, especially in Chikanobu’s use of white for the rendering of the powdered faces. Indeed, Chikanobu was known as a master of bijinga (images of beautiful women), and for illustrating changes in women's fashion, including both traditional and Western clothing...
Category
1890s Other Art Style Portrait Prints
Materials
Wood
