Sleeping Boy: Osamu (Nemuro otoko: Osamu)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
by Paul Binnie
$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.
"Sleeping Boy: Osamu" (Nemuro otoko: Osamu) depicts a young male figure at rest — a portrait of Binnie's son or another specific individual, the named subject (Osamu) giving the print an intimacy and particularity that distinguishes it from his genre subjects. The sleeping figure in Binnie's practice is always a subject of tender attention: the defended self dissolved, the face returned to its essential vulnerability. The designation of "children" among the tags suggests the subject's youth.
Sleeping Boy: Osamu (Nemuro otoko: Osamu) was created by Paul Binnie.
Sleeping Boy: Osamu (Nemuro otoko: Osamu) depicts children and daily life.
