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Untitled [Two cranes]

Kawano Kaoru

Artwork Details

Untitled [Two cranes]
mid 20th century
Kawano Kaoru
color woodblock print on paper
16 5/8 in x 11 3/16 in (42.23 cm x 28.42 cm)
Bequest of Alva Gordon Sink
1998/2.26

Description

Gallery Rotation Fall 2011
Kawano Kaoru
Japan, 1916–1965
Untitled [Two cranes]
mid-20th century
Showa period (1926–89)
Color woodblock print on paper
Bequest of Alva Gordon Sink, 1998/2.26

Subject Matter:

Kawano Kaoru is considered a member of the Creative Print (sôsaku hanga) movement, a group of artists dedicated to bringing individualism, experimentation, and autonomy to Japan’s centuries old ukiyo-e tradition. His works are often highly abstracted, using simple lines and shapes to depict the subject.

Physical Description:

This work is an abstrated representation of two cranes.

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