Cats
- Date:
- 1957
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
A pair of cats rendered in bold, simplified forms typical of the sosaku hanga movement. Kobashi Yasuhide reduces the feline figures to their essential shapes—arched spines, alert ears, watchful eyes—using broad carved lines and flat areas of saturated color. The print captures a quiet moment of domestic companionship, the two animals positioned in a way that suggests both independence and mutual awareness. Created in 1957, the work reflects the mid-century trend among creative print artists to find striking visual power in everyday subjects rather than traditional landscapes or beauties.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cats was created by Kobashi Yasuhide (小橋泰秀) in 1957.
Cats depicts animals and cats.
