Catalog ID: C1903
Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Europe
Edition: First
Date: 1925
Publisher: The Artist - Privately Published
Reference No.: Abe #23
Size: 11 x 16 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Europe
Edition: First
Date: 1925
Publisher: The Artist - Privately Published
Reference No.: Abe #23
Size: 11 x 16 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Signed and titled in pencil, with the artist's brush signature and red chop. Jizuri seal in the upper right margin.
The image captures the Parthenon bathed in deep, atmospheric blue and green moonlit tones. Yoshida was famous for using the same set of woodblocks to print the exact scene under different times of day. The artist's daylight version of this scene features warm, pink, and pastel tones. Original impressions of this masterpiece are held in major public collections, including the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Carnegie Museum of Art.