Forêt et château (Forest and castle)
by Keiko Minami
- Date:
- 1978
- Medium:
- Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 55.9 × 37.8 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
by Keiko Minami
$1,000–$6,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Minami's Paris career and poetic imagery have earned her a dedicated international following. Bird and butterfly subjects are most popular.
A 1978 etching with aquatint presenting a forest and castle, titled in French as "Foret et chateau." Keiko Minami conjures a fairy-tale atmosphere where trees and turrets merge in a soft, tonal landscape. Her Paris years shaped a printmaking style that blended Japanese sensitivity to empty space with European etching traditions. The forest canopy and castle silhouette float in the aquatint ground like a half-remembered story, neither fully real nor wholly imagined. The French title reflects Minami's deep integration into the Parisian art world, where she exhibited regularly and found an appreciative audience for her quietly enchanting imagery.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Forêt et château (Forest and castle) was created by Keiko Minami (南桂子) in 1978.
Forêt et château (Forest and castle) uses Etching, on etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper.
Forêt et château (Forest and castle) depicts castles.
Forêt et château (Forest and castle) measures 55.9 × 37.8 cm.
