Leningrad Unga
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Typical Price
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ono's socially conscious prints and urban scenes are valued for both artistic quality and historical interest.
Description
The Neva River city gave Ono a subject as rich in urban geometry and historic architecture as any he found in Tokyo or Western Europe. "Unga" means canal — and Leningrad's famous canal network, its bridges and embankments, its Baroque and Neoclassical facades, must have appealed strongly to an artist whose eye was trained on the infrastructure of cities. The print brings a Japanese modernist sensibility to Soviet urban grandeur, finding formal continuity across cultural difference.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Leningrad Unga was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重).
Leningrad Unga depicts urban scenes, rivers & lakes, and architecture.