Late Winter
by Joshua Rome
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Joshua Rome
$1,500–$6,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Rome's contemplative abstract prints bridge Eastern and Western aesthetics. Limited editions hold value.
The final stretch of winter, when cold persists but the first faint signs of approaching spring may be detectable, is the subject of this oban mokuhanga print. Joshua Rome renders late winter's particular quality through water-based pigments on washi paper, building up layers that convey the season's muted palette of grays, browns, and pale blues with perhaps a thread of warmer color hinting at the thaw to come. The mokuhanga technique's matte surface absorbs light rather than reflecting it, producing the subdued luminosity that suits a season defined by short days and low sun angles. Rome's semi-abstract approach treats the season as a condition of light and color rather than a catalogue of identifiable winter objects, distilling late winter to its essential visual and emotional temperature.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Late Winter was created by Joshua Rome.
Late Winter depicts winter.
