Woodblocks

Color woodblock, image size 9 x 11 inches, c. 1945, pencil signed and titled.

Woodblock, image size 13 3/8 x 18 7/8, print signed l.r. "Rakusan" also artist seal l.l.,titled in Japanese l.c. From "Rakusan's Flower and Bird Print 100 Series", c. 1929 - 1933. This is from Rakusan's most famous series of prints based on paintings he did between 1925 - 1929.

Woodblock, image size 13 x 18 1/2 inches, print signed l.r. "Rakusan" also artist seal l.r.,titled in Japanese l.c. From "Rakusan's Flower and Bird Print 100 Series #83", c. 1929 - 1933. This is from Rakusan's most famous series of prints based on paintings he did between 1925 - 1929.

Woodblock print, image size 13 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches, print could be attributed to Fellows which is also in the image on the ship.

Color woodblock, image size 15 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches, 1952, chops of artist and publisher, stamped "printed by Kyoto-Hanga in 1952" in l.l. margin.

Color woodblock, 19 x 9 3/4 inches, early 20th century, artist's chop l.r. A beautiful print with vibrant colors and an elegant composition.

Color linocut, image size 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 1947, pencil signed and dated, registration marks above and below image.

Woodcut, image size 5 x 3 7/8 inches, from the "Small Passion Series," c. 1511, monogrammed in plate, l.r., lifetime impression. Durer, a well known artist of the Northern Renaissance, was greatly admired during his lifetime for his paintings, drawings and prints. He traveled to Italy twice, bringing inspiration from the Italian Renaissance to his hometown in Nuremberg, Germany. This print is from the "Small Passion Series" of 37 woodcuts which Durer created from about 1507-1510, and first published in 1511.

Wood Block print, image size 10 1/2 x 8 inches, 1947, pencil signed.

Color woodblock, image size 14 x 9 7/8 inches, slight damage to upper right hand corner, pencil signed. One of a series of four woodcuts of horses titled A,B,C and D.