$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
The cattleya orchid — a spectacular hybrid orchid with broad, ruffled petals favored in Western floriculture — is rendered here in one of Kitaoka's floral studies. Designated "(2)," it may be part of a series of orchid compositions. The orchid's complex forms — the spreading outer petals, the elaborate lip, the clustered blooms on a single stem — challenge Kitaoka to reconcile the flower's inherent fussiness with his preference for bold, simplified form, the result balancing botanical recognition with modernist compression.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cattleya (2) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Cattleya (2) depicts birds & flowers, still life, and animals.
