$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: As a living artist continuing the shin-hanga tradition, Binnie's prints are investment-quality. Limited editions and larger formats are most valued.
"After a Bath" situates a woman in the intimate, steamed aftermath of bathing — a subject with deep roots in Japanese printmaking, from Utamaro's sensual close-ups to Goyo's luminous post-bath bijin. Binnie approaches this charged subject with the traditional woodblock vocabulary of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga): layered color, [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations, and the attentiveness to skin and fabric that the genre demands. The result is both homage to a tradition and an original contribution to it, the contemporary eye evident in the naturalistic handling of the figure.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
After a Bath was created by Paul Binnie.
After a Bath depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.
