City View, 1958

by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)

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City View, 1958 by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)

Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992) Original Japanese Stencil Print
City View, 1958

Yoshitoshi Mori - Born in Tokyo in 1898, Yoshitoshi Mori was one of the best known artists of the sosaku hanga, or creative prints, movement in Japan. Originally a textile designer, Mori graduated from the Kawabata School of Fine Arts and studied stencil-dyeing of fabrics. It wasn't until 1954, after the age of 50, that he began making stencil prints on paper using a method called "kappazuri." He became a printmaker fulltime in 1962, and had numerous shows in both Japan and internationally. Mori's works can be seen on display in some of the finest museums in the world, including the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Comments - Great abstract view of a city composed of a montage of elements, as if he had taken several views and combined snippets of them into one. A bridge with a railing runs across the bottom, flanked by two willow trees and a tall streetlight. A stone wall arches across the lower right, with pedestrians in silhouette above. A large arch at left frames a tilting street lined with buildings, white light glowing in the windows. A great, lively image with a strong graphic quality, rendered in only two shades of blue, with the white of the paper as a third color. Printed on handmade paper with a rough, creased texture, and deckle (rough) edges on two sides. A terrific modern design by Yoshitoshi Mori.

Signed - Y. Mori and dated 1958 in ink in bottom right margin, with red artist's stamp at lower left of image

Note: Due to the size, this print will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Artist - Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)

Image Size - 21" x 14 7/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Faint toning, a few spots. Please see photos for details. Good overall.

City View, 1958 by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)
City View, 1958 by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)

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