Plant
- Date:
- 20th century
- 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.
A plant study in Hiratsuka's early woodcut style — the botanical subject rendered with the directness of his knife work, the plant's leaves and stem simplified into clear graphic form. The work belongs to his early period when his range included natural history alongside landscape and figure. The undated print demonstrates his eye for the formal qualities of botanical subjects.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Plant was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 20th century.
Plant depicts still life and trees.
