Girl is a quintessential example of Sekino's gift for portraying youth with both tenderness and graphic strength. Since he printed every impression by hand, subtle variations exist between copies in the same edition. Market prices range from $300-$800, and condition of the paper margins is an important value factor.
One of Sekino's color woodblock girl portraits from the twentieth century's middle decades, this work places a young female figure — the subject unnamed, the moment unspecified — within the compositional framework he developed for children: a clean background, the face carrying the full emotional weight, the body's posture suggesting something about the child's inner state without narrating it directly.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Girl was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 20th century.
Girl uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Girl depicts children and daily life.
Girl measures 21.6 × 30.5 cm.
