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Cactus (Mexico)

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Cactus (Mexico)
1956
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
16 3/4 x 23 1/8 in. (42.55 x 58.74 cm);15 3/16 x 21 in. (38.58 x 53.34 cm);22 x 28 in. (55.88 x 71.12 cm)
Gift of the artist
1958/2.32

Description

Subject Matter:

In 1956 Saito Kiyoshi visited Mexico. This spurred a theme of prints that came afterward and the Cactus print we see here is one of those. 

Physical Description:

This print depicts a desert-looking scene. On the left background is a forest of green cactus and on the right is a large black circle. In front of the circle is a woman. in the foreground is a brown twisty tree-looking object. On the far right bottom is the artist's signature.

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