Lace
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Woodcut 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.
Rendered in stark black and white through Hiratsuka's characteristic direct carving, this woodcut isolates delicate lacework as a subject worthy of serious printmaking. The interplay of negative and positive space — white threads against dark ground — suits the woodcut medium perfectly. It reflects his interest in Western decorative objects during his early Taisho-era experimentation.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Lace was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1930.
Lace depicts still life and abstract.
