Phaethon, Shôwa period, dated 1965?
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$2,000. Key value factors: Hagiwara's abstract works are collected by both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
Phaethon in this Showa-period undated version represents one of Hagiwara's extended treatments of the mythological figure beyond the main 1965 portfolio. The myth's spectacular visual potential — fire, flight, and catastrophic fall — continued to attract him as a subject for the dramatic, high-contrast compositions his carved woodblock surfaces enabled. The undated version may differ from the portfolio print in scale, medium treatment, or compositional focus, exploring the Phaethon myth from a different angle than the original.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Phaethon, Shôwa period, dated 1965? was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).
Phaethon, Shôwa period, dated 1965? depicts figures and mythology.
