House and Trees
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: His enormous output (lived to 102) means most works are accessible. Early black-and-white prints are most valued.
A house and trees — the fundamental elements of rural settlement — are rendered with the directness of Hiratsuka's woodblock style. The composition reduces the subject to its structural essentials: the pitch of a roof, the branching of trees, the relationship between shelter and the natural world surrounding it. His eye finds architectural dignity in the most unassuming domestic arrangement.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
House and Trees was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 20th century.
House and Trees depicts trees.
