Seated Nude
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Goyo's preparatory drawings and studies are collector items in their own right, revealing his meticulous process. With only 14 completed woodblock print designs, any documented original material commands scholarly and collector interest. Values depend heavily on provenance and authentication.
A seated nude — a graphite or print study of a woman seated without clothing, one of Goyo's life-drawing subjects that ground his print compositions in direct physical observation. The seated posture creates compositional challenges quite different from the standing figure: the body folds, weight distributes differently, and the figure's relationship to the ground plane becomes central to the composition. Goyo's seated nudes demonstrate his understanding of the body as a three-dimensional form in space rather than a flat pattern.
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
1943
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1924
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Seated Nude was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Not set.
Seated Nude was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Seated Nude depicts nude and seascapes.
