About This Print
The tenth in a group of over fifty prints carrying the title "Op." (opus or "work"), followed by a number, created by Nonaka in the mid-1970s. This body of work employs curvilinear forms and pastel colors.
The artist notes, "I have been interested in color surfaces since I was a child, and my basic attitude is to create my own world with my own sensibility, which is different from minimal art and American abstract expressionism."1
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Print Details
 IHL Catalog |  #2173 |
 Title |  Op. 10 |
 Series |  Opus |
 Artist |  Nonaka Mitsumasa (b. 1949) |
 Signature | Mitsumasa Nonaka in pencil |
 Seal of the artist | a hand-drawn mark to the right of the date, possibly an "M" |
 Date |  January 8, 1976 "76.1.8" |
 Edition |  first and only edition (21/43) |
 Publisher |  likely self-published |
 Carver |  self-carved |
 Printer |  self-printed |
 Impression |  excellent |
 Colors |  excellent |
 Condition |  excellent |
 Genre |  sosaku hanga (creative print) |
 Miscellaneous | |
 Format |  |
 H x W Paper |  11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (29.8 x 21.3 cm) |
 H x W Image |  10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm) |
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6/29/2021 created