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Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn – Basho

Stanton Macdonald-Wright; Cliff Karhu

Artwork Details

Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn – Basho
1966-1967
Stanton Macdonald-Wright; Cliff Karhu
woodblock print on paper
21 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (54.29 x 45.08 cm);19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.48 x 40.32 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Stanton and Jean Macdonald-Wright
2020/1.217.5

Description

Physical Description:

A landscape scene with three figures towards the lower left of the image, two of which are sitting on benches. There are two large trees in the upper left of the image and a bright orange sun towards the center. The images is criss-crossed with curved lines in white, purple, and blue.

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