At the beautiful gate
- Date:
- 1968
- Medium:
- Stencil print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 53 × 39.8 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
$500–$5,000. Common Biblical prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Watanabe's warm, folk-art Biblical prints have a devoted collector base. Larger formats and earlier works command more.
Dated 1968, "At the Beautiful Gate" depicts the scene from Acts where Peter and John heal a man lame from birth at the temple gate called Beautiful — a moment in which the early Christian community's healing power is first demonstrated in Jerusalem. Watanabe's stencil print, executed on paper with ink and color, renders the gate's formal architecture alongside the human figures in his characteristic bold palette. The man who has never walked is given the same sturdy presence as his healers — all three figures equally human in their physical solidity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
At the beautiful gate was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄) in 1968.
At the beautiful gate uses Stencil Print, on stencil print, ink and color on paper.
At the beautiful gate depicts architecture.
At the beautiful gate measures 53 × 39.8 cm.
