$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.
The underdrawing for Hiratsuka's portrait print of James A. Michener — the preparatory sketch preserved and presented as a work in its own right. The underdrawing reveals the artist's process: the key lines established before transfer to the block, the face's essential structure visible without the woodblock's finishing resolution. As a document of method, it is as interesting as the completed print.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Portrait Print of James A. Michener (Under drawing) was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Portrait Print of James A. Michener (Under drawing) depicts portraits.
