$500–$5,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Collaborative prints with Frank Brangwyn are most sought after.
A barge on a waterway — the essential working vessel of the European canal system, its flat-bottomed hull designed for the shallow, confined channels of the Low Countries and northern France. This 1919 Bruges series print focuses on the barge itself: its heavy timber construction, the practicality of its design, and the way it moves through the reflective canal with a slow, purposeful dignity. Brangwyn had long been drawn to working vessels and waterways, and Urushibara absorbed this interest into his own visual vocabulary.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Barge was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫) in 1919.
The Barge depicts urban scenes, boats & ships, and rivers & lakes.
