$300–$2,500. Common subjects: $300–$800. Key value factors: Baldridge's prints document early 20th-century Asia through a Western artist's eye. Both artistic quality and documentary value contribute to their appeal.
A wash painting on paper titled "The Dark Cloud," in which Cyrus Baldridge uses fluid ink washes to render an ominous atmospheric event. The dark cloud looming over the landscape below carries both literal and metaphorical weight, suggesting approaching storm, gathering threat, or the shadow of uncertain times. Baldridge, who served in World War I and traveled through regions of conflict and poverty, was no stranger to darkness as a subject. His wash technique, building tone through layers of diluted ink rather than carved lines, gives the cloud a billowing, three-dimensional presence that dominates the composition with brooding energy.
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.
The Dark Cloud was created by Cyrus Baldridge.
The Dark Cloud depicts landscapes and rain.
