$2,000–$8,000. Smaller works: $2,000–$3,500. Key value factors: Brayer's unique luminous technique on handmade washi appeals to collectors of both Japanese prints and contemporary art.
Created in 2003, this mokuhanga woodblock print distills the essence of flowering into an abstract field of color and light. Brayer reduces blossoms to their most fundamental visual qualities: soft edges, pale luminosity, and the way clusters of petals create areas of accumulated brightness against darker surroundings. The singular title suggests not a specific tree or garden but the concept of blooming itself, treated as a state of light rather than a botanical event. Brayer's printing technique, which involves hand-rubbing pigment into dampened washi using a baren, produces the soft-focus quality that makes her flower subjects feel as though they are being seen through humid air or remembered rather than directly observed.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Blossoms was created by Sarah Brayer in 2003.
Blossoms depicts cherry blossoms, spring, and abstract.
