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Abstract Composition (Blue)

Abstract Composition (Blue) by Saito Kiyoshi — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1968

Abstract Composition (Blue)

抽象 (青)

by Saito Kiyoshi

Date:: 1968
Medium:: Color woodblock print
Edition:: Self-printed
Source:: Honolulu Museum of Art

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Frequently Asked Questions

Abstract Composition (Blue) (抽象 (青)) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in 1968.

Abstract Composition (Blue) depicts abstract.

Saito's abstract works reveal the modernist sensibility that underpinned even his representational prints. Expect $400-$1,200 for this blue composition, with early low-numbered impressions at the top of that range. As sosaku-hanga, every impression was hand-printed by Saito himself, and no posthumous editions exist.

Description

A purely abstract composition in blues and blacks, demonstrating Saito's exploration of non-representational form.

1943

Color woodblock print

Stone Garden, Ryoanji by Saito Kiyoshi

Stone Garden, Ryoanji

[abstract composition with diagonal woodgrain] by Gen Yamaguchi

[abstract composition with diagonal woodgrain]

20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper