Travels with the Master: Lugano (Meishou To No Tabi: Lugano machi)
by Paul Binnie
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.
From the Travels with the Master series, Lugano — the Italian-speaking Swiss city on its lakeside, with its southern European light and its position at the intersection of Alpine and Mediterranean climates — gives Binnie a European urban landscape with strong atmospheric character. The lake, the surrounding mountains, and the quality of light that results from this geography offer the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) landscape vocabulary a subject that is different from anything in Japan but equally suited to its characteristic treatment of light, water, and atmosphere.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Travels with the Master: Lugano (Meishou To No Tabi: Lugano machi) was created by Paul Binnie.
Travels with the Master: Lugano (Meishou To No Tabi: Lugano machi) depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and travel scenes.
