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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Forlorn- LE |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 36374 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Fine original woodblock print by well known 20th century Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano, titled 'Forlorn'. Image size is approximately 22 1/2 x 15 inches (sight) and overall framed size is 30 1/2 x 23 inches. Print is numbered 17/100 and is pencil signed in the lower right margin, under mat. Print appears to be in near perfect condition, except for paper tape which is pasted on backside perimeter. There is no fading, toning, foxing, tears, stains, or any other damage. Has full margins - actual paper size is approximately 24 1/2 x 18 inches. Also retains Kawano's tag which reads "Self carved, self printed, Kaoru Kawano".
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| Artist Bio: |
Kaoru Kawano was a very popular artist, known for his distinctively styled depictions of figures, especially children. He uses the woodgrain patterns to render the textures and the mood to his works.
Double-oban-sized prints are almost always limited-edition lifetime strikes that are pencil-signed, editioned, and titled by Kawano himself. There are rare later editions that have stencilled titles, which I believe are posthumous strikes.
Large-oban-sized scenes with a pencil-signed signature (usually within the printed area) will be lifetime editions signed by the artist, while unsigned prints with a black round seal on the verso will be posthumous strikes.
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