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| Publisher (this edition): | Adachi | Adachi |
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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Sunday, 26 March 2006 Title Side View of the US Embassy in Japan rare Artist Pieter Irwin Brown 1903-? Signature Pieter Irwin Brown in pencil on the lower right Seal Artist's seal Dated ca. 1930s Publisher Adachi? Illegible embossed square seal on the lower right margin. Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition good … discoloration and some foxing on the margins, moisture stains on the middle of the left area, slightly creased, thin area on the left side of the upper margin, two light brown spots on the sky on the right area of the image. Description The side view of the old US embassy and its beautiful Japanese garden in Yokohama, Japan. Brown painted the scenes of Japan, China and Korea in 1930s which caught the eyes of Adachi Toyohisa (1902-82) of Adachi Publishing Co.. Only 20 woodblock prints have been known as Brown's. He had his formal art education from the Royal Academy in Amsterdam. Width Item 19.3 inches = 49.0 cm Height Item 11.2 inches = 28.4 cm |
Brown, Pieter Irwin 1903 - 1988, "The United States Embassy, Yokohama Signed in pencil by the artist, lower right corner. Artist's red seal. Works by Brown are scarce;This is original one,and similar item is selling at much higher price at other website. |