Fumio Kitaoka - 雪の山 (Snowy Mountain)
Title: 雪の山 (Snowy Mountain). Artist Proof.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1976.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Size: Sheet: W: 63.50cm x H: 47.75cm. (Image: W: 55.00cm x H: 40.00cm).
Condition: An outstanding piece, particularly given age. Strong colours with no notable marks or blemishes. Paper crisp & intact, very faint browning outer margin. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A beautiful print depicting a wintry scene in the remote Japanese countryside. A very atmospheric print capturing the crispness of winter; these quiet, quintessential scenes of Japan are some of Kitaoka’s finest & less-seen pieces given typically his earlier works. Beautifully depicting the profound sense of humanity’s fleeting presence in time: two solitary figures brave the elements as they trudge toward the snow-capped, forested hills beyond.
Title: 雪の山 (Snowy Mountain). Artist Proof.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1976.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Size: Sheet: W: 63.50cm x H: 47.75cm. (Image: W: 55.00cm x H: 40.00cm).
Condition: An outstanding piece, particularly given age. Strong colours with no notable marks or blemishes. Paper crisp & intact, very faint browning outer margin. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A beautiful print depicting a wintry scene in the remote Japanese countryside. A very atmospheric print capturing the crispness of winter; these quiet, quintessential scenes of Japan are some of Kitaoka’s finest & less-seen pieces given typically his earlier works. Beautifully depicting the profound sense of humanity’s fleeting presence in time: two solitary figures brave the elements as they trudge toward the snow-capped, forested hills beyond.
Title: 雪の山 (Snowy Mountain). Artist Proof.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1976.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Size: Sheet: W: 63.50cm x H: 47.75cm. (Image: W: 55.00cm x H: 40.00cm).
Condition: An outstanding piece, particularly given age. Strong colours with no notable marks or blemishes. Paper crisp & intact, very faint browning outer margin. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A beautiful print depicting a wintry scene in the remote Japanese countryside. A very atmospheric print capturing the crispness of winter; these quiet, quintessential scenes of Japan are some of Kitaoka’s finest & less-seen pieces given typically his earlier works. Beautifully depicting the profound sense of humanity’s fleeting presence in time: two solitary figures brave the elements as they trudge toward the snow-capped, forested hills beyond.
