$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Hamaguchi is regarded as one of the greatest mezzotint artists of the 20th century. His fruit and butterfly still lifes are most iconic and command the highest prices.
This undated color lithograph depicts cherries rendered in Hamaguchi's characteristically spare compositional mode. Lithography requires a fundamentally different technical approach from mezzotint: rather than working a metal plate from dark to light, the artist draws directly on a stone or plate with greasy materials, then prints from the planographic surface. The cream wove paper, laid down on mat board, suggests a presentation format associated with collector prints or album sheets. The choice of lithography over mezzotint—Hamaguchi's signature medium—may reflect an exploratory or commissioned context. The cherries remain a consistent motif across his career in multiple media, valued for their compact, glossy forms and the challenge of rendering their translucent skins under directed light.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cherries was created by Yozo Hamaguchi (浜口陽三) in n.d..
Cherries uses Lithograph, on color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on mat board.
