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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Woman Holding a Baby |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Not Set
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 31819 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Kawano, Kaoru- WOMAN HOLDING A BABY- 2.jpg is:
KAORU KAWANO
GIRL WITH BABY/ MADONNA AND CHILD
JAPAN 1916-1955
Original wood block in colors (c. 1955). The image size is 15"x9 1/4" on 11 1/4"x17" heavy rice paper, with margins. Signed by the artist with the chopmark in red in the lower right corner of the image. There is a number in the upper right margin. With the publisher's seal in the lower right corner verso. With the artist's name and title verso in pencil. This is a fine impression in very good condition. There is some faint creasing in the image which may have been produced when the print was being pulled. Also, there are two groups of indentions in the upper right margin and lower right margin.
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| Artist Bio: |
Kaoru Kawano was a very popular artist for his distinctively styled depictions of figures, especially children. He uses the wood grain patterns to lender the textures and the mood to the works.
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