Dawn
by Karen Kunc
- Date:
- 2011
- Medium:
- Woodcut, mokuhanga woodblock, watercolor, wax
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
Dawn (2011) by Karen Kunc is an abstract, horizontally oriented woodcut in blue, cream, rust, and ochre, built from clustered oval and circular forms overlapping across the center of the composition. Dark blue-black organic bands with wavy, cloud-like edges frame the top and bottom, containing a paler central field dotted with irregular white and lavender rings; concentric spiral rings appear at the lower left, and rust-brown patches with grid-like line work appear at the upper and lower right. The surface shows dense fine linear textures throughout, consistent with the woodcut, mokuhanga, watercolor, and wax techniques used.
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1921
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![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
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1947
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Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dawn was created by Karen Kunc in 2011.
Dawn depicts night scenes.