![[Grey Figure Posing] by Nakao Yoshitaka — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1959](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135848.jpg)
[Grey Figure Posing]
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 89.2 × 55.7 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
Grey Figure Posing, a 1959 ink and color woodblock, presents a human form rendered predominantly in grey tones, the figure's pose suggesting a model holding position for the artist. The grey palette strips the figure of the warmth that flesh tones would provide, turning the body into a study of form rather than a portrait of a person. Nakao Yoshitaka uses the limited color range to emphasize volume and contour, the grey functioning as a neutral ground against which the figure's sculptural qualities emerge. The posing subject implies a studio context, connecting this print to the life-drawing tradition filtered through Nakao's abstracting approach.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
[Grey Figure Posing] was created by Nakao Yoshitaka (中尾義隆) in 1959.
[Grey Figure Posing] depicts figures.
[Grey Figure Posing] measures 89.2 × 55.7 cm.
