Large etching, Artist’s proof denoted 2/12 in pencil, aside from the edition of 120. Signed T Ryohei in distinctive style in pencil and dated 83. Print appears to be in excellent condition. Visible etching measures 19.5x 35 cm plate size. Photographed in its gallery frame from J Pocker and Sons New York label has come off but its matching to the other I have listed.. Ryohei Tanaka was world renowned for his intricate etchings of rural Japan. Born in Takatsuki City outside of Osaka, Ryohei began his career studying etching under Professor Yoshio Furuno in 1963. One year later, he became a member of the Kyoto Etchers Group. In 1966, he began exhibiting with the Japan Print Association and became a full member in 1973. Ryohei won numerous awards in Japan, Europe and the U. And remains of the most popular Japanese contemporary print artists today. He is best known for his etchings, but he also produced some aquatints and mezzotints. Ryoheis did not imagine his compositions, but drew from reality, basing his work on sketches of the Japanese countryside. Ryohei Tanakas prints are widely collected and can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. The item “TANAKA RYOHEI 1933-2019 White Wall House ETCHING artist proof 2/12 signed” is in sale since Wednesday, September 2, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “fortheloveofart-uk” and is located in slough, Buckinghamshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Listed By: Artist
- Medium: Etching
- Features: Framed
- Subject: Landscape
- Colour: White
- Original/ Repro: Original
- Type: Modern – Limited Edition
- Style: Asian
- Listed by Self-Representing Artist?: No
- Date of Creation: Contemporary (1980-Now)
- Originality: Limited Edition Print
- Signed?: Signed
- Artist: tanaka ryohei
- Etching/ Engraving Type: copper plate