Shigenu Narikawa

Spring

Shigenu Narikawa's original mezzotint, "Spring" is printed upon light gray, hand-made paper and with full deckled margins as published in the limited edition of seventy-five impressions by John Szoke in New York in 1983. It is signed, dated, titled and numbered by Narikawa in pencil along the lower margin. Also, the publisher's blindstamp appears in the lower right margin. In Spring, at least four additional colour plates have been employed to achieve a remarkable effect. This is a fine, original example of the mezzotint art created by the contemporary Japanese artist, Shigenu Narikawa.

Spring

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Title:	Spring
Artist:	Narikawa, Shigenu (Japan, active, 1960 - 1990)
Date:	1983
Medium:	Original Colour Mezzotint
Publisher:	John Szoke Graphics, New York
Note:	Shigenu Narikawa: Narikawa's art is well known in both Japan and the United States. One man exhibitions of his mezzotints have been held in Tokyo, Kyoto, Los Angeles, New York and Washington. He has also created original mezzotints for art publishers in both countries. Most of Shigenu Narikawa's mezzotints delineate still life compositions. Spring is one of Narikawa's largest and most accomplished works of original art.
	Not many masters of modern art have dedicated most of their artistic talents to the hazardous medium of the mezzotint. From the rocking of the plate to the scraping and burnishing to bring light out of the darkness, the mezzotint has rightly been called the most delicate and complex of all art methods. Yet no other art can bring forth such magnificent areas of light and shade as this purely tonal medium. The leading twentieth century artists of the mezzotint are D. E. Galinis, Mario Avati, Yozo Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Hasagawa and Shigenu Narikawa.
	Of all nations, the artists of Japan have contributed most to the development of the twentieth century mezzotint. In particular, they have excelled in the even more complicated medium of the colour mezzotint where separate plates representing each colour are created and printed in exact registration. In Spring, for instance, at least four additional colour plates have been employed to achieve this remarkable effect.
Edition:	Limited edition of seventy-five impressions, numbered (2/75)
Size:	15 X 18 (to plate-mark) (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Buy Now	Price: $425.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon light gray, hand-made paper and with full deckled margins as published in the limited edition of seventy-five impressions by John Szoke in New York in 1983. It is signed, dated, titled and numbered, 2/75, by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. Also, the publisher's blindstamp appears in the lower right margin (under the matte). It is a finely printed, velvety impression and in excellent condition throughout. Spring represents a prime, original example of the mezzotint art of Shigenu
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