Unknown A Seated Girl Under a Tree with Fruit
by Kaoru Kawano
by Kaoru Kawano
$500–$4,000. Tree compositions are among the artist's signature and most valued subjects. Good figure prints: $1,500–$2,500. Key value factors: Kawano's early death at 49 limits her output. Her dreamlike figure prints are most sought after.
"Unknown A Seated Girl Under a Tree with Fruit" is a sosaku-hanga print by Kawano Kaoru, created during the Showa period. This work captures the enduring presence of trees with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest nature prints.
Kawano Kaoru renders the subject with masterful control of the woodblock medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke the tree's form, atmosphere, and symbolic resonance. Trees have long held special significance in Japanese art as symbols of endurance, seasonal change, and the beauty of the natural world.
This print represents Kawano Kaoru's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Unknown A Seated Girl Under a Tree with Fruit was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Unknown A Seated Girl Under a Tree with Fruit depicts seascapes, children, and food & drink.
