Lake Aoki
- Date:
- 1927
- 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.
Lake Aoki in Nagano Prefecture, a deep volcanic lake in the Azumino valley, is rendered in Hiratsuka's early woodcut style. The 1927 print captures the lake's still surface against the encircling mountains — a compositional arrangement he would use repeatedly in landscape subjects throughout his career. The lake's clarity and cold depth are conveyed through his spare, direct carving.
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.
Lake Aoki was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1927.
Lake Aoki depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.
