Green Field
- Date:
- 1985–92
- Medium:
- Color mezzotint
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 × 54.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$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.
Green Field, worked between 1985 and 1992, represents a departure from Hamaguchi's predominantly domestic still-life subjects toward an open landscape. The title suggests an expanse of verdant ground—perhaps a meadow or agricultural field—rendered in the deep, saturated greens achievable through color mezzotint. The multi-year production window indicates a sustained engagement with the plate, with tonal adjustments made across sessions. Landscape in mezzotint presents different compositional demands than isolated objects: aerial perspective, the gradation of sky against earth, and the texture of vegetation must all be suggested through controlled burnishing rather than drawn line. The absence of figures or architectural elements in the implied composition focuses attention entirely on the chromatic and tonal quality of the open field.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Green Field was created by Yozo Hamaguchi (浜口陽三) in 1985–92.
Green Field uses Mezzotint, on color mezzotint.
Green Field depicts landscapes.
Green Field measures 23.2 × 54.3 cm.
