"Introspection" - Woodblock by Kaoru Kawano 1950 Color woodblock of a figure

Color woodblock of a figure

20in x 24in

Acrylic x Oil x Canvas

Kaoru Kawano

he was one of the first Japanese artists to combine Western elements with the traditional methods of woodblock printmaking

"Introspection" - Woodblock by Kaoru Kawano 1950 Color woodblock of a figureThe woodblock print of a girl in red depicts a moment of introspection with the defined closed eyes of a little girl at the top of the work and the vision of a malicious face at the bottom. Kaoru Kawano was a woodblock print artist who worked during the Showa period (1926 1989). Born in Hokkaido in 1916, Kawano studied at Kawabata Art School during the 1930s. He gained an international reputation through successful solo exhibitions in North America