Resting (Mexico)
Saitō Kiyoshi
Description
Saito ̄ Kiyoshi
Japan, 1907–1997
Resting (Mexico)
Sho ̄wa period (1926–1989)
1956
Color woodblock print on paper
Gift of the artist, 1958/2.34
In 1956, after three months of traveling in the U.S., Saito ̄
Kiyoshi visited Mexico and created prints such as this one of its
landscapes and people.
Subject Matter:
This print is one of many prints that were inspired by his 1956 trip to Mexico.
Like many of his other works, this print shows the texture of the wood to remind viewers of the printmaking process.
The geometric style we see here is reflected in much of his other work that shows a wide variety of subject matter.
Physical Description:
This geometric print depicts two figures sitting on a bench appearing to be in conversation with one another. The background is a textured gray and there is a signature on the bottom right.
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