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| Artist: | Obata Chiura (1885-1975) |
| Title: | Before Singing - Madame Talia Savanieva |
| Series: | World Landscape Series |
| Date of first edition?: | 1930 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 42085 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Chiura Obata
Title: Before Singing - Madame Talia Savanieva
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: World Landscape Series
Edition No: First and only
Date: 1930
Publisher: Takamizawa Color-Print Studio, Tokyo
Reference No: # 1 in the series of 35 prints
Size: 15-3/4 x 11" (image); 18 x 13 " (paper)
Madame Talia Savanieva was the Diva of the San Francisco Opera in 1924. The Conductor, Mr. Merola, asked Obata to design the scenery for the 1924 production of Madame Butterfly. He agreed, and during the production, Obata became well acquainted with Madame Savanieva, painting her portrait. The painting was used as the model for this woodblock print.
Begun in 1928 when Obata visited Japan, the World Landscape Series took 18 months to complete. The project required the work of 32 block carvers and 40 printers with each print requiring from 100 to as many as 160 impressions in order to accurately replicate Obata's original watercolors. The folio consisted of 35 colored woodblock prints. All but one show California scenes, and 27 are views of Yosemite and the High Sierra. It is believed that 100 folios were sent to the artist. Not all of the prints were signed and sealed. Each print has the publishers name stamped on the reverse. The folder illustration shows the publisher's watermark, visible below the title slip.
The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco has a full set of progressive proofs for this design, totaling 138!
PRINTS BY OBATA IN FINE CONDITION, EXHIBITING FRESH COLORS, AS WITH THESE, ARE RARE. |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Artist: Chiura Obata
Title: Before Singing - Madame Talia Savanieva
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: World Landscape Series
Edition No: First and only
Date: 1930
Publisher: Takamizawa Color-Print Studio, Tokyo
Reference No: # 1 in the series of 35 prints
Size: 15-3/4 x 11" (image); 18 x 13 " (paper)
Price: Sold
Condition: Very fine.
Notes: The only portrait subject from the series. Fully finished state with gold background and grey shaded costume.
Madame Talia Savanieva was the Diva of the San Francisco Opera in 1924. The Conductor, Mr. Merola, asked Obata to design the scenery for the 1924 production of Madame Butterfly. He agreed, and during the production, Obata became well acquainted with Madame Savanieva, painting her portrait. The painting was used as the model for this woodblock print.
Begun in 1928 when Obata visited Japan, the World Landscape Series took 18 months to complete. The project required the work of 32 block carvers and 40 printers with each print requiring from 100 to as many as 160 impressions in order to accurately replicate Obata's original watercolors. The folio consisted of 35 colored woodblock prints. All but one show California scenes, and 27 are views of Yosemite and the High Sierra. It is believed that 100 folios were sent to the artist. Not all of the prints were signed and sealed. Each print has the publishers name stamped on the reverse. The folder illustration shows the publisher's watermark, visible below the title slip.
The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco has a full set of progressive proofs for this design, totaling 138!
PRINTS BY OBATA IN FINE CONDITION, EXHIBITING FRESH COLORS, AS WITH THESE, ARE RARE. |
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