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Perhaps I
ll Climb, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
Perhaps I'll Climb, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
Right Now The Sun, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
Right Now The Sun, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
The World Is Altered, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
The World Is Altered, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
Everything Will Be Fine, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
Everything Will Be Fine, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
Kiyonaga Torii, Beauty, Kimono, Ukiyo-e, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in London, GB
woodblock printing in the early 1790s, Kiyonaga left some of his best work for posterity in the final decade
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hokusai, 19th Century, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Landscape, Mount Fuji
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
the viewer.
Woodblock print series revolving around Japan's most famous mountain has been created by
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Ghost, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kimono, Yūrei-zu
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. Some stains and ink stains. Foxing in the centre-left of print.
Yoshitoshi's last woodblock series
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 19th Century, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kakemono-e
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. Pinhole. Top print has left colour impression on top edge of bottom print. Trimmed edges.
This print
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji, Fog, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
stain on top of the right page.
This print is from the series one hundred views of Mount Fuji
Category
19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Eizan Kikugawa, Beauty and a Doll, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Kimono
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
19th century mostly depict beautiful women (bijinga) or actor prints (yakusha-e).
In this print, a
Category
19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Koson Ohara, Couple of Pheasants, Nature, Snow, Pine, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Ohara Koson
Located in London, GB
edges. Trimmed.
Ohara Koson was one of great print makers of the 20th century, best known for his kacho
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Ando Hiroshige, Lake Suwa, Mount Fuji, Landscape, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
. Backing residue. Some light stains at top and right side of print.
A view of Mt. Fuji through the valley
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kyosai Kawanabe, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, 47 Ronin, Meiji
By Kawanabe Kyosai
Located in London, GB
on the left side and minor creases on the top side of print.
The print is of Horibe Yasubei
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Ito Shinsui, Beauty, Shin-Hanga, Bath, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Showa
By Ito Shinsui
Located in London, GB
limitations of woodblock printing at a time when the form had moved away from being a daily commodity to an
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hiroshi Yoshida, Shin-Hanga, Temple Gate, Japanese Woodblock Print, Modern Art
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in London, GB
prints in both Japanese and English. In this case, the Japanese title translates to "Bunnosuke Tea House
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hiroshige II, Cedar Tree, Landscape, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
many of Hiroshige II's prints, those comprising the series 'One Hundred Famous Views in the Various
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Kimono Design, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
: 36.5 x 26.5 cm (with margins: 39.5 x 27.0 cm)
The print shows a courtesan leisurely smoking as she
Category
Late 18th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utagawa Hiroshige II, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo, Gold Mine
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
back.
Size: 36.2 x 24.7 cm
In this print, Hiroshige II beautifully utilises a gradation of very
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, 19th Century, Dream
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
pinholes bottom right corner. Several restored holes and small holes on edges.
This print shows a young
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Yoshiiku Utagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Heroes, Samurai, Edo Period
By Utagawa Yoshiiku
Located in London, GB
. Paper residue from previous backing.
In this print Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – 1021), a regent of the
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Keisai Eisen, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo, Sunset
By Keisai Eisen
Located in London, GB
pigment on centre left.
Unique to Eisen's oeuvre and often overlooked for his beauty prints, landscapes
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 108 Heroes of Suikoden, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
the authority of the time.
In this print, Bizenko is shown tightening his belt and about to break
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro, Beauty, The Faithful Samurai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
print. Due to the nature of this scene, people were not permitted to leave or enter whilst it was being
Category
Early 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Ohara Koson, Eagle with Outspread Wings, Kacho-ga, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Ohara Koson
Located in London, GB
prints. During his study with Kason, he took his artist name Koson, a partial adaptation of his teacher's
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Kimono, Edo, Lovers
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
. This print shows Osome and Hisamatsu, the daughter of a wealthy pawn-broker and an apprentice to the
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Goyo Hashiguchi, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Hot Spring, Beauty
By Hashiguchi Goyo
Located in London, GB
on the bottom margin, posthumously printed by the Hashiguchi family
Date: ca. 1950-52
Dimensions
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kuniomi Utagawa, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Samurai, Utagawa School, Sea
By Kuniomi Utagawa
Located in London, GB
panel. Tear on the right side of the left print. Residue from previous backing.
Size: (R) 25 x 36.8 (C
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Katsushika Hokui, Ukiyo-e, Hokusai School, Folk Tale, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokui
Located in London, GB
constant state of nerves after the move to Fukuhara, and there were many strange apparitions. This print
Category
1840s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Bird and Flower, Ducks, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Early 20th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in London, GB
Artist: Design after Matsumura Keibun (1779–1843)
Title: Three Ducks by a Riverbank
Date: Early 20th century
Size: 18.6 x 34.9 cm
Condition: Small area by top side browned slightly....
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Japanese Woodblock Print, Fox, 100 Aspects of the Moon
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892)
Title: 91. Musashi Plain Moon
Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Publisher: Hasegawa Tsunejiro
Date: 1892
Size: 35.4 x 24.0 cm
Condition ...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Chikanobu, Poem Reading, Heian Beauty, Court, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
being a prominent feature of many of the prints. The ladies are depicted in a wide range of situations
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Yoshitora Utagawa, Heike, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo Period
By Utagawa Yoshitora
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitora Utagawa (ac. 1830-1880)
Title: The Genpei War
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei
Date: c. 1846-1848
Dimensions: (L) 25.1 x 37.1 (C) 25.5 x 37.2 (R) 25.6 x 37.1 cm
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kuniyoshi, Genpei War, Warrior, Samurai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861)
Title: Minamoto no Yoshitsune Retrieves Bow
Publisher: Hayashiya Shogoro
Date: 1847
Dimensions: (R)25 x 36.1 (C)25.8 x 36.3 (L)24.8 x 36.2 cm
C...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Eishi Chobunsai, Phoenix Boat, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauties, Edo, Ukiyo-e
By Eishi Chobunsai
Located in London, GB
Artist: Eishi Chobunsai (1756-1829)
Title: A Boat with a Phoenix Figure-Head
Date: 1791-1804
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
Size: (L) 37.0 x 24.8, (C) 37.1 x 25.0, (R) 37.0 x 25.1 cm...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hasegawa Sadanobu, Japanese Woodblock Print, Oni Demon, Ukiyo-e, Edo Period
By Hasegawa Sadanobu I
Located in London, GB
Artist: Hasegawa Sadanobu I (1809-1879)
Title: Red Shōki the Demon Queller
Series: Renowned Dance of Seven Changes
Publisher: Shohonya Seishichi
Date: 1838
Dimensions: 25.7 x 38.9 cm...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, 18th Century, Beauty, 47 Rōnin, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa (1753 - 1806)
Title: A Parody of Act VII of Chushingura
Series: Eight Views of Courtesans with Mirrors
Date: Late 18th century
Dimensions: 25.1 x 37.4 cm
Con...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Toyokuni III, Kabuki Play, White Fox, Kimono Design, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
Artist: Toyokuni III Utagawa (1786-1865)
Title: Abe no Yasuna and the White Fox Woman (Kuzunoha)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijiro
Date: 1847-1852
Dimensions: (L) 24.3 x 36 (C) 25.3 x 36....
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utagawa Toyokuni, Diptych, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Tragic Love Story
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 – 1864)
Title: Ghost of Kamada Matahachi and Kikuno
Publisher: Isekane Kichi
Date: 1855
Size: (L) 24.9 x 36.8, (R) 24.9 x 36.8 cm
Condition report:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kuniyoshi, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ghost Story, Oiwa, Kabuki Theatre
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798 - 1861)
Series: The Sixty-nine Post Stations of the Kisokaido Road
Station: Oiwake
Main scene: The deformed Oiwa squeezing blood from a hank of her h...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Hero, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
becoming a fisherman. In this print, he is attacked on his boat by sharp pointed hooks which are attached
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hiroshige II, Toyokuni III, Snow, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Genji, Blue
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
respective fields of landscape and kabuki prints, join together to carry on the genre of modern Genji
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Snow, Geisha, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Japanese Mythology, Ukiyo-e Art
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900)
Title: Three Geisha in the Snow
Publisher: Yamamura Kinzaburo
Date: 1877
Dimensions: (L) 24.9 x 36.9 (C) 24.8 x 36.9 (R) 24.8 x 36.9 cm.
A sno...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Eizan, Ukiyo-e, Early 19th Century, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
Artists: Eizan Kikugawa (1787-1867)
Title: June, Taking a Nap
Series: Fashionable Twelve Months of Precious Children
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi
Date: Late 18th/ Early 19th century
C...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Chikanobu Yoshu, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kabuki, Yakusha-e, Meiji
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
Artist: Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1912)
Title: The Battle between Lord Uesugi Kenshin and Lord Takeda Shingen
Publisher: Inoue Mohei
Date: 1882
Condition report: Pinholes. Slight tear on...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, Rain, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Title: 24. Shionada - Torii Matasuke
Series: Sixty-nine Stations of Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido Rokuju-kyu Tsugi no Uchi)
Publisher: Minatoya Shob...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Warrior Dynamic Fight, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1797-1861)
Title: Shutsurinryo (or Shutsurinryu) Suen (出林龍鄒淵), Chinese name: Zou Yuan
Scene: Shutsurinryo Suen, his helmet crested with long pheasant’s fea...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
A Boy Just Cried Dad, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
A Boy Just Cried Dad, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
And Now The Neighborhood Kids, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
And Now The Neighborhood Kids, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
But I
ve Stopped Checking, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Located in Orange, CA
But I've Stopped Checking, Woodblock Print by Daniel Duford, 2013
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper
Katsushika Hokusai, 100 Views of Mount Fuji, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
along right side of page. Smudging on bottom right corner of page.
This print is from the series One
Category
19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Katsushika Hokusai, Sake Cup, Mount Fuji, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
. Minor stains on bottom and top of page.
This print is from the series One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
Category
19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hokusai, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Manga, Geese, Bird and Flower, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
one, continuous image. Light creasing of corners.
This print is from the Hokusai Manga (sketches
Category
19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji and Sword, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
on left side of page.
This print is from the series one hundred views of Mount Fuji, published
Category
19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Katsushika Hokusai, Torii Gate, Japanese Woodblock Print, 36 Views of Mount Fuji
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
thinned areas. Some spots. Restoration on the upper side of the print.
This print is part of Hokusai's
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Hokusai, 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Yoshida, Tokaido, 19th Century Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
discoloured, thin areas and supported by backing. Residue from the previous backing on the back.
This print
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Late 18th Century, Lovers
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
darkened areas within the print.
This print depicts the lovers Komurasaki and Gonpachi. They seem to be
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Ando Hiroshige I, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Mt. Fuji, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
blooms on the distant hills surrounding the fishing town with Mount Fuji in the background. This print
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
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Figurative Woodblock Prints For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of figurative woodblock prints for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Modern, Impressionist or Abstract versions of these works for sale today — there are 30 Modern, 8 Impressionist, 7 Pop Art, 6 Contemporary and 4 Abstract examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Figurative woodblock prints available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, black, brown, orange and more. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Eric Gill, Albert Abramovitz, Sandro Chia and Mizin Shin took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in woodcut print, paper and ink — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are Figurative Woodblock Prints?
The average selling price for figurative woodblock prints we offer is $750, while they’re typically $133 on the low end and $13,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.
Questions About Figurative Woodblock Prints
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese woodblock prints, which date back to the 8th century and are also known as ukiyo-e, are a traditional art form originally produced only in Buddhist monasteries to produce religious texts and images. In the 17th century, private studios began opening as woodblock prints became popular. To make a woodblock print, the artist creates a design on paper, and a wood carver places it on the block and carves the design. Each color requires its own woodblock, which are then covered with watercolors and printed on rice paper. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese woodblock prints from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Yes, some Japanese woodblock prints are valuable. Prices vary greatly, with some selling for hundreds of dollars and others fetching selling prices of over a million at auction. Makers have a big influence on the price, with prints from masters like Hiroshige, Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro often having the greatest value. Other things that determine how much woodblock prints are worth include the quality of the image, the condition of the print, its age, its rarity and the demand among collectors. An expert appraiser or dealer can give you an estimate of the value of a particular print. Explore a selection of Japanese woodblock prints on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024To identify Japanese woodblock prints, try using the website Ukiyo-e Search. Simply snap a photo of your print and upload it to the site, which will then compare the image to its database of thousands of prints and quickly display the results. If you have difficulty identifying your print, use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer who has experience with Japanese art. Shop a large selection of Japanese woodblock prints on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024To tell if a woodblock print is real, turn it over. Due to the processes used to produce woodblock prints, it is usually possible to see the ink bleeding through on the reverse side of an original print. Reproductions will not have this characteristic since they are made by machine. If you're still uncertain whether your print is an original, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer, as it can be very difficult to tell a convincing reprint apart from a real woodblock without proper training. Find a wide variety of woodblock prints on 1stDibs.
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Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.
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