Title: Winter at Kurashiki. Ed.50/100.
Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed in pencil lower right. 1980.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: Approx: W: 69.2cm x H: 40.4cm. (Paper Size: W: 75.5cm x H: 47.0cm).
Condition: A large & wonderful image which presents beautifully. Lovely colour intensity to image face. Paper sheet remains crisp & fully intact (no holes/tears/creases). Faint overall toning & minor pinhole foxing spots to paper sheet & verso. A spectacular piece. Please refer to photos. Contact for any further questions/photos/& condition report.
Notes: Winter from Kurashiki is a particular favourite of mine - primarily due to the fun I had finding the actual location in Kurashiki. (I am near 100% sure this is the view: Googlemaps (the print capturing the scene in its horizontal mirror image given the printing process (see beneath)).
Title: Winter at Kurashiki. Ed.50/100.
Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed in pencil lower right. 1980.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: Approx: W: 69.2cm x H: 40.4cm. (Paper Size: W: 75.5cm x H: 47.0cm).
Condition: A large & wonderful image which presents beautifully. Lovely colour intensity to image face. Paper sheet remains crisp & fully intact (no holes/tears/creases). Faint overall toning & minor pinhole foxing spots to paper sheet & verso. A spectacular piece. Please refer to photos. Contact for any further questions/photos/& condition report.
Notes: Winter from Kurashiki is a particular favourite of mine - primarily due to the fun I had finding the actual location in Kurashiki. (I am near 100% sure this is the view: Googlemaps (the print capturing the scene in its horizontal mirror image given the printing process (see beneath)).
Top: Clifton Karhu’s “Winter at Kurashiki” as per street view. (Image as per pin location on map). Beneath: The mirror image captured as per Karhu’s piece. (Print image mirrored given block printing process).
