ARTIST PENCIL SIGNED: TOSHI YOSHIDA. Toshi Yoshida was a Japanese printmaker and painter. He is best known for his association with the sosaku-hanga movement in the early 20th century. The movements principles involved the idea that a single artist would draw, carve, and print his own works, rather than dividing the tasks for assistants to carry out. Born on July 25, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan, his father was the famed landscape artist Hiroshi Yoshida. Toshi learned much of his technique from his father and at 19 went on a sketching trip to India and Southeast Asia with him. In 1950, after the death his father, Toshi distinguished himself by creating abstract works for the first time. It was an easyI suppose inevitablestep to abstraction, but it was a step my father could never approve, he said of his work. Still I could not ignore the movement of the times and I began to break away from my former realistic approach. He went on to make over 300 of these non-objective woodblock prints. The artist died at 93 years old on July 1, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan. His works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. THE WOODBLOCK IS APPROX. 15.5 INCHES HIGH X 10.25 INCHES WIDE. THE FRAME IS APPROX. 25.25 INCHES HIGH X 19 INCHES WIDE. PLEASE LOOK OVER THE WOODBLOCK AND FRAME CAREFULLY. LET THE PICTURES DETERMINE YOUR INTEREST. WE WILL NOT SEND THE GLASS WITH THE FRAME. WE WILL ONLY SEND THE FRAME IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ITEM GETS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. So, please be wary of that. This dispute will be closed within FOUR (4) days after being opened and the item will be re-listed. Thank you for your interest in our auctions! The item “TOSHI YOSHIDA PENCIL SIGNED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK OF WOMAN” is in sale since Sunday, January 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “shuakima_4″ and is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Artist: Toshi Yoshida
- Style: Asian
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Printing Technique: Woodblock Printing
- Medium: Woodcut & Block
- Date of Creation: Pre-1800
- Year: 1757
- Features: Stamped
- Width (Inches): 19
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Women
- Originality: Limited Edition Print
- Height (Inches): 25.25
- Print Surface: Paper