Early Spring at Mount Kamagatake
- Date:
- 1964
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 23.3 × 27.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
This 1964 print captures the transition from winter to spring on Mount Kamagatake, one of the peaks of the Suzuka Mountains in Mie Prefecture. The mountain in early spring is a study in contrasts: bare rock and lingering snow above, the first tentative vegetation below, the air still cold but the light changed. Kitaoka renders the seasonal transition through careful orchestration of color temperature, the cool blues and grays of winter giving way at the margins to the first pale warmth of spring.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Early Spring at Mount Kamagatake was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄) in 1964.
Early Spring at Mount Kamagatake depicts spring.
Early Spring at Mount Kamagatake measures 23.3 × 27.3 cm.
