Portrait of Sakamoto Hanjiro
坂本繁二郎像
- Date:
- 1949
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
Typical Price
Depicting the Western-style painter Sakamoto Hanjiro, this portrait demonstrates Onchi's ability to capture personality through simplified forms and bold color. The portrait series as a whole is highly collected for its art-historical documentation of mid-century Japanese creative figures. Expect $2,000-$7,000, all from tiny lifetime-only editions.
Description
Portrait of the painter Sakamoto Hanjiro rendered in Onchi's characteristic style of simplified forms and bold compositional design, capturing the personality of a fellow artist.
