This companion portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger demonstrates Sekino's commissioned portrait practice alongside his more personal work. Each impression bears the artist's signature and edition number in pencil. Market values typically fall between $300-$800, with the pair commanding a premium when sold together.
A companion portrait to the print of Fritz W. Bilfinger, this image depicts his wife — completing a pair of prints that document the German collector couple who were significant supporters of Japanese printmaking in the mid-twentieth century. Sekino's paired portraiture of collector couples was a form of institutional memory-making for the sosaku-hanga movement, preserving the faces of the patrons who made the movement economically viable.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger depicts portraits.
