Fantasy is an abstract composition from the period when Toshi Yoshida was producing nearly 300 non-representational designs. Prices for studio editions generally range from $200-$500, while jizuri self-printed impressions trade at $350-$700. Collectors of mid-century modern design have begun paying greater attention to these works, which marry traditional woodblock carving with a distinctly contemporary visual language.
Fantasy is one of Yoshida's abstract compositions that explicitly signals its departure from representational subjects in its title, the work inviting viewers to engage with pure visual form without the anchor of a recognizable subject. These fantasy prints belong to his experimental period of the early 1950s, when he was most actively exploring the possibilities of abstraction within the woodblock medium, finding ways to use the technique's characteristic clarity of edge and density of color in the service of non-objective composition. The work demonstrates the range of his artistic inquiry.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fantasy was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
Fantasy uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Fantasy was published by Yoshida Studio.
Fantasy depicts abstract.
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