Artist: Pieter Irwin Brown
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: China
Edition: First and only
Date: 1937
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: The New Wave; pg. 219-221
Size: 13 x 21 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Published by the S. Watanabe Color Print Co. and includes the artist's pencil signature in the lower right margin.
Pieter Irwin Brown was a European artist who contributed to the shin hanga movement during the 1930's. Born in Rotterdam of Dutch and Irish parentage, Pieter studied art from childhood, first with a private tutor and later at the local art school.
In the early 1930's, Brown made a short visit to Egypt and then travelled to Indonesia, staying on the island of Java for two years. He supported himself by working as a freelance artist and illustrator. By 1934, he was on the move again - this time to Japan. When he arrived, Brown was immediately struck by the beauty and history inherent in the Japanese landscape. From his home in Kyoto, Brown made trips to China, Manchuria, and Korea. One of the places that especially interested him was Jehol, located in the northwest Chinese province of Hebei.