Nakayama, Tadashi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
$1,000–$6,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Nakayama's bold, colorful horse prints are his most popular and collected works. Dynamic compositions with vivid color command the highest prices.
"Nakayama, Tadashi" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) print by Nakayama Tadashi, created during the Showa and Heisei periods. This dynamic composition captures the power and beauty of the horse with the bold, expressive style that characterizes the artist's most celebrated animal prints.
Nakayama Tadashi brings a distinctive visual energy to equine subjects, combining simplified forms with vibrant color to create images of great graphic impact. The result is a print that conveys the spirit and vitality of the animal through the unique possibilities of the woodblock medium.
This print represents Nakayama Tadashi's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa and Heisei periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nakayama, Tadashi was created by Tadashi Nakayama (中山正).
Nakayama, Tadashi depicts portraits and animals.
