$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Matsubara's bold black-and-white prints are distinctive and sought after. Larger formats command premiums.
Dated 1966, this ink-on-paper woodblock print shares the artist's own given name as its title. Whether a self-portrait, a personal meditation, or a work named for someone else called Naoko, the title establishes an intimate connection between artist and image. The ink-only palette aligns with Matsubara's well-known black-and-white work, where the absence of color concentrates attention on form, texture, and the physical marks of the carved block. Produced during the mid-1960s, when Matsubara was developing the large-scale, bold graphic style that would define her mature output, this print represents a moment of artistic self-definition. The woodblock's carved surface and the handmade paper's absorbent texture combine to produce an image that is simultaneously graphic and tactile.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Naoko was created by Naoko Matsubara (松原直子) in 1966.
Naoko depicts figures and portraits.
Naoko measures 11.1 × 9.2 cm.
