Mystery
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Kaoru Kawano
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kawano's early death at 49 limits her output. Her dreamlike figure prints are most sought after.
Mystery as a title signals one of Kawano's more ambiguous and atmospheric compositions — a figure, object, or setting charged with an unnamed but palpable sense of the uncanny or unknown. His most abstract figurative works often carry such titles, suggesting that the image was conceived not as a depiction of a specific thing but as an evocation of a psychological or spiritual state. The woodblock medium, with its capacity for deep shadows and simplified forms, was particularly well suited to rendering the mysterious.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mystery was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Mystery depicts figures and abstract.
