artist: Umetaro Azechi (Japanese 1902-1999)
dimensions: 15 x 12 cm image size / 39 x 39 cm frame size
medium: original wood block print
hand signed and dated -55 by the artist
plus red artist's seal in the image
newly framed with archival mat and backing, non-reflective UV museum glass and hand finished timber frame
AU $740 (approx US $495 / 445 EUROS / 53,000 yen / 400 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)
artist biography
Born to poor farmers in Uwajima in the far-flung Ehime prefecture of Shikoku, Umetaro Azechi (1902-1999) came from a humble background. Securing a job at a government printing company in Tokyo he soon developed a deep curiosity in the art of printmaking. Pursuing his newfound curiosity and passion, Azechi introduced himself to Unichi Hiratsuka, an established artist of the time, and became a member of the Sozaku-hanga print movement. Overtime he gained access to exhibitions, met other artists, and honed his own skills, eventually participating in major print biennales in Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Lugano. An avid mountaineer, Azechi is most famous for his mountain scenes, which can now be found in the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts or The British Museum in London.