Lazarus, Shôwa period, dated 1960
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Dated 1960, Lazarus — whether depicting the raising of Lazarus from the dead in John 11, or the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man in Luke 16 — is among Watanabe's earliest dated prints. His katazome treatment of the subject would render either the dramatic resurrection scene or the parable's moral weight through the direct visual language of folk craft. The 1960 date places this work among the foundational prints of his Biblical stencil practice, showing the synthesis already fully formed in its earliest years.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lazarus, Shôwa period, dated 1960 was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄).
Lazarus, Shôwa period, dated 1960 uses Stencil Print, on woodblock print.