Towers of Cologne (Kerun no to)
- Date:
- 1962
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 6/20
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
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
Edition 6 of 20, printed in 1962 during Ono's European travels, this view of Cologne's famous twin-spired cathedral captures Gothic verticality in flat, modernist terms. The cathedral's soaring spires — the great stone needles that dominate the Rhineland skyline — become in Ono's hands a bold graphic statement about the relationship between height and mass. His European cathedral prints belong to a coherent series demonstrating how a sosaku-hanga sensibility could digest Western architectural tradition.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Towers of Cologne (Kerun no to) was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重) in 1962.
Towers of Cologne (Kerun no to) depicts urban scenes, architecture, and travel scenes.