Pansy
- Date:
- 1969
- Medium:
- Etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 27.3 × 20.8 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Tanaka's exquisite farmhouse etchings are beloved by collectors worldwide. Since his death in 2019, prices have firmed. Traditional thatched-roof subjects are most popular.
A pansy rendered in etching and aquatint with color, from 1969 — a rare departure from Tanaka's characteristic architectural subjects into the genre of botanical observation. The pansy's distinctive "face," its velvety petals and strong color contrasts, makes it one of the most characterful of Western garden flowers, and Tanaka brings the same close attention to its form that he applies to worn stone and aged timber. The presence of color in the aquatint medium gives the blossom an unusual luminosity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Pansy was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1969.
Pansy uses Etching, on etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper.
Pansy measures 27.3 × 20.8 cm.
