Orchis graminifolia (Orchid)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
The orchid (Orchis graminifolia, a terrestrial orchid species) is rendered here with the close botanical attention of a scientific specimen print transformed by Kitaoka's modernist hand. The narrow-leafed terrestrial orchid, with its delicate purple or pink flower spike, offers a more modest subject than the flamboyant cattleya, and Kitaoka's treatment matches the plant's character: careful, precise observation of a small, particular thing, the botanical specificity of the title contrasting with the broader subjects of his landscape work.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Orchis graminifolia (Orchid) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Orchis graminifolia (Orchid) depicts birds & flowers.
