Catalog: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Western Artists (4)

Japanese small format surimono woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "Chagrins d'Amour. Kusaie, Est Carolines" (Sorrows of Love. Kusaie, East Carolines) published October 26, 1940. The full size image is illustrated on page 60 (plate 70) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982 and is described on page 105. Paper size: 5 7/8" x nearly 4 1/8" (image size: 5 9/16” x 3 3/4"). Very good overall condition...

A rarely encountered large limited-edition Japanese woodblock print by Canadian artist Ted Colyer (b. 1947) depicting a forest of trees at sundown titled “Dusk” dated '80. The bottom margin is titled, dated, numbered 8/100 and signed in pencil. Visible paper size: 16 3/4” x 25.” Framed in the original Kanda Gallery frame. Frame size: 22 3/4" x 32." The print is visibly in very good overall condition. Margins are evident...

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "Sunset in Menado, Celebres" (Coucher de Soleil a Menado. Celebres) published December 26, 1938. Executed in a soft palette, the print depicts a nude male in a subservient position to the female standing over him. This print is illustrated on page 55 (plate 53) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982. It is described on page 100...

Oversized limited edition "sosaku hanga" woodblock print by Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) titled Kiyomizu II dated 1969. The print colorfully illustrates the architectural details of the Kiyomizu Temple. This artist's proof is pencil-signed, dated, and titled in the bottom margin. Paper size: 28"V x 24 1/4"H (image: 26 1/2"V x 23"H). Very good color and overall condition...