$500–$5,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Collaborative prints with Frank Brangwyn are most sought after.
Venice, rendered in Urushibara's woodblock style, joins a long tradition of Japanese artists who found in the city of canals an irresistible analogy to the waterway-laced cities of their homeland. The Grand Canal, its palazzo facades reflected in the water, gondolas moving through the shimmering light — these subjects translate naturally into the woodblock medium's strength for flat color planes and atmospheric water reflection. Urushibara's Venetian prints represent some of his most independent work, away from the Brangwyn collaboration.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Venice was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫).
Venice depicts urban scenes, snow scenes, and boats & ships.
