Pines
by Bertha Lum
- Date:
- 1912
- Medium:
- Color woodcut
- Dimensions:
- 35.4 × 14.3 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
by Bertha Lum
$1,000–$8,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Bertha Lum's status as a pioneering Western woodblock printmaker gives her work historical value. Her Art Nouveau-influenced prints are particularly sought after.
"Pines" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) print by Bertha Lum, created during the Meiji to Showa periods. This work captures the enduring presence of trees with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest nature prints.
Bertha Lum renders the subject with masterful control of the printing medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke the tree's form, atmosphere, and symbolic resonance. Trees have long held special significance in Japanese art as symbols of endurance, seasonal change, and the beauty of the natural world.
This print represents Bertha Lum's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Meiji to Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Pines was created by Bertha Lum in 1912.
Pines depicts landscapes and trees.
Pines measures 35.4 × 14.3 cm.
