Woman & Sea
- Date:
- 1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 40.5 × 40.8 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Takahashi's prints are modestly priced. Quality examples with strong design are most valued.
A 1970 woodblock print in ink and color on paper pairing a female figure with the ocean, two subjects that have been linked in art across cultures for millennia. Takahashi explores the visual and symbolic relationship between the human form and the sea: the curves of the body echoing wave forms, the skin meeting salt water, the lone figure set against the vastness of the marine horizon. The ampersand in the title presents woman and sea as equal subjects rather than placing one as background for the other. Created in the same year as "Seabathing," this print may approach the figure-and-ocean theme from a more contemplative angle, emphasizing the standing or gazing figure rather than the physical immersion of swimming.
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Color woodblock print; oban
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman & Sea was created by Takahashi Rikio (高橋力雄) in 1970.
Woman & Sea depicts seascapes.
Woman & Sea measures 40.5 × 40.8 cm.
