$500–$5,000. Common mountain prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Azechi's cheerful mountain prints have consistent demand. Larger and more complex compositions are most valued.
The 1953 Mountaineer—a straightforward title for one of his most characteristic figure types—shows Azechi's climber in what may be one of his most formally complete expressions of the archetype. By 1953 his style had achieved the bold, simplified confidence that would define the next four decades: the figure a compact, rounded mass rendered in flat areas of color, the mountain environment abstracted to supporting forms, the whole composition expressing the relationship between human will and alpine fact.
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1945
Color woodblock print
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mountaineer was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1953.
Mountaineer depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.
Mountaineer measures 43.8 × 31.9 cm.