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Cactus (Mexico)

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Cactus (Mexico)
1956
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
14 7/8 in x 20 3/8 in (37.78 cm x 51.75 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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