by Tetsuya Noda
$1,000–$8,000. Common diary prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Noda's innovative diary-print concept has earned him major museum recognition. Earlier works and larger formats command premiums.
An early entry in the Diary series from November 1968, this woodblock and silkscreen print dates to the project's first years. The "#1" designation suggests it may be the first print linked to this specific date, or the first in a sub-numbered sequence. At this early stage, Noda was still inventing the Diary format — finding out what it meant to assign a calendar date to a printed image and to treat printmaking as a form of daily notation. The combined woodblock and silkscreen technique was innovative for 1968, placing Noda at the intersection of traditional Japanese craft and the photo-mechanical processes being explored by Pop artists internationally.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Diary: Nov. 7th '68 ( #1) was created by Tetsuya Noda (野田哲也) in 1968.
Diary: Nov. 7th '68 ( #1) depicts daily life.
