Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997) | Winter in Aizu (C) | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 03:40 PM GMT
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Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997)
Winter in Aizu (C)
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, with artist's earliest seal Kiyoshi, circa 1938
37.5 x 44.5 cm., 14¾ x 17½ in.
Born in Fukushima in 1907, Saito was a pivotal member of the sosaku-hanga movement in the post-war period. Typical of the sosaku-hanga movement, he engaged with every aspect of the printmaking process, meaning that each of his works was self-drawn, self-carved and self-printed. While his early works reveal attention to three-dimensionality, as his style evolved his designs became increasingly two-dimensional, distinguished by bold blocks of colour, refined designs and rich texture.
In 1948, Saito exhibited at the Salon Printemps, an event sponsored by Americans for Japanese artists, and in 1951 he won first prize in the Sao Paulo Biennale.
For a different impression (with pencil signature and a variant seal) in the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (The AGGV), object number 1966.023.001, go to: