Biography
Rene Cortot is a French mokuhanga artist based in Dracy, France. He is listed in the Mokumap directory maintained by the Mokuhanga Magic community in Belgium, which catalogs mokuhanga practitioners across Europe and internationally. Cortot is part of the network of European artists who practice the traditional Japanese water-based woodblock printing technique.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇫🇷France
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Rene Cortot is a French mokuhanga artist based in Dracy, France. He is listed in the Mokumap directory maintained by the Mokuhanga Magic community in Belgium, which catalogs mokuhanga practitioners across Europe and internationally. Cortot is part of the network of European artists who practice the traditional Japanese water-based woodblock printing technique.
Rene Cortot's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.
Rene Cortot is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Their work contributes to the living tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $180–$600 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.