Village with lighthouse
- Date:
- 1970
- Medium:
- Etching and aquatint, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 20.6 × 26.5 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 village with a lighthouse, rendered in etching and aquatint from 1970, represents one of Tanaka's relatively rare excursions to the Japanese coastline. The combination of domestic architecture and navigational tower creates a compositional subject that speaks to the particular character of fishing communities, where the lighthouse serves as both practical instrument and defining landmark of the settlement's identity. The aquatint medium allows him to suggest the atmospheric moisture of a coastal setting.
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Village with lighthouse was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1970.
Village with lighthouse uses Etching, on etching and aquatint, ink on paper.
Village with lighthouse depicts village scenes.
Village with lighthouse measures 20.6 × 26.5 cm.
