Maria Deguchi

Ascension

c. 1970s

Ecce Homo VII Woodcut, 1921 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist One of only three known impressions Created while the artist was studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germ...

Untitled Color woodcut, 1939 Unsigned as issued Signed and dedicated by the artist on the justification page (see photo) From: Abstractions By Charles Smith Forward by Carl O. Schnie...

Festival No. 6 Color woodblock, 2002 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 50 (10/50), see photo Provenance: Ninion and Sheldon Landy Collection, Donors to A...

Plate 12 From: 10 Origi, 1942 Signed in the block with the artist's initials lower left (printed) From: 10 Origin Not from the First edition 100, published by Allianz-Verlag, Zurich,...

Poem 71-25 (Me) Color woodcut with cement mold embossing, 1971 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition 100 (55/100) (see photo) Signed with the artist's stamp lower right of image (see photo) COVER IMAGE, The Life and Works of Haku Maki, Daniel Tretiak, 2007, hence an imnportant print by the artist Conditon: Excellent Never framed Colors very fresh and vibrant Soft folds in the small upper margin (usual) Image size: 30 x 19 1/4 inches Reference: Haku Maki No. 942 Haku Maki (1924-2000) Born in Asomachi, Ibaraki prefecture, in 1924, Haku Maki 巻 白 served in the WWII before becoming a high school teacher in 1950. Around this time he began to produce his mixed media-prints. While his process began with carving a woodblock, he would the add cement around the carved areas. Once the cement had dried, he would carve over his original lines. This process produced the deep embossing so characteristic of his works. In terms of subject matter, Maki explored abstracted Chinese characters, though also ceramics and persimmons later in life. After 1960, he began to add spots of color to his compositions. A master of modern Japanese abstract printmaking, Maki's work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the British Museum. “The artist was born with the name Maejima Tadaaki in 1924 in the small town Asomachi in the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan. He graduated at Ibaraki Teachers' College and became vice-principal of an elementary school there. In 1945 he was in a special squadron of kamikaze pilots and his life was to be ended. However, with the surrender of Japan on August 14, 1945 his life was spared, and he became a teacher at a high school. He studied printmaking at the Modern Print Research Society with Koshiro Onchi andi, in 1950 he changed his name to Haku Maki. His work has a few characteristic design elements for which he became famous - deep embossing and the use of distorted Chinese characters. Maki developed his own process of relief printmaking, applying mixed media printing techniques. The artist first carved a conventional woodblock. Then he put cement around the carved areas. When the cement had dried out, Haku Maki carved and chiseled the cement into the shape he wanted to have. Then a wet, double-layered paper was used for the printing. Thus prints made in this technique show strong embossing. Haku Maki's works look nearly three-dimensional. In 1969, Maki designed 21 block prints to accompany the book Festive Wine, ancient poetic songs from the 5th to the 9th century and published by John Weatherhill, Inc. His later works are composed of a broad range of variations on the use of calligraphic shapes. In later life health problems made it often difficult for him to create his art works and he was assisted by his wife in the printing of the editions. Haku Maki died of cancer in 2000.” Courtesy Annex Galleries References: James A. Michener, The Modern Japanese Print...

Festival No. 6 Color woodblock, 2002 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 50 (10/50), see photo Provenance: Ninion and Sheldon Landy Collection, Donors to A...

Poetic Compositions is included two pieces of paper of original woodcut with poems realized by Michel Tapié in 1953. From the edition of 150 prints. Good conditions. Admirable art...

Title: The Painter Speaks Watercolored four-color print on hand-made 100% cotton paper, engraved wood by Alex Lazard. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. In excellent condition....

Joan MIRO Seduction Original woodcut print Unsigned On heavy Arches vellum 38 x 56 cm (c. 15 x 22 inch) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Miro engraver, Dupin / Cramer #255 Woodcut crea...

Robert Vale Faro, 'Bullfight', wood engraving, 1945, edition 15. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '105' (the artist's inventory number) and '13/15' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked...

Alex Katz (American, born 1927) Night (from Northern Landscapes), 1994 Medium: Woodcut in colors, on Japan paper Dimensions: 51 × 40.5 cm (20 1/10 × 15 9/10 in) Edition of 100: Hand-...

Günther Uecker (German, born 1930) Lichtungen III, 1997/1998 Medium: Woodcut on wove paper Dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed and (Roman) numbered in pencil ...