About This Print
Titled Seaside No. 1 in the artist's catalogue raisonné, this collection's print carries the title Summer. With a bright yellow patch in the upper right hand corner, the artist has captured a summer day, perhaps at the seaside.Wall Card from the Exhibition Three Masters of Abstraction
Hagiwara Hideo, Ida Shōichi and Takahashi Rikio
November 3, 2018 - March 24, 2019
Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
Takahashi Rikio (1917–1998)
Summer
1957
Color woodblock print with embossing on paperLent by Irwin Lavenberg, L2017.103.17Bright, primary color is rarely seen in Takahashi’s pre-1965 work, his palette being limited to the soft grays and browns associated with his chosen muse, the ancient city of Kyoto. But this print comes alive with a brilliant burst of yellow sunlight. Takahashi varied the title of this print, with some impressions titled “Summer” and others titled “Seaside”.All of his prints bring to mind the season, whether or not they are titled as such.
Catalogue Raisonné Entry and Reference Image
(Rikio Takahashi, The Woodblock Prints,
published by Abe Publsihing LTD., 1998)
Print Details
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