Lot 134:
JOICHI HOSHI (1913-1979) SCARCE LARGE WOODBLOCK MORNING TREE
Sold for: $2,800
Description
Scarce Limited Edition Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) Color woodblock "Morning Tree" 1976. Number 87 of only 99 made. Pencil signed, numbered, dated and sealed by the artist. Professionally framed and purchased in Tokyo.. In frame 28.25"x34.25"x2.25". Weight 14 lbs. Joichi Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his woodblock print abstractions depicting the galaxy and engravings of trees embellished with silver or gold leaf. He was born in 1913 in Niigata, Japan, and graduated from Musashino University of Fine Arts in 1956. He died on June 17, 1979 in Tokyo, Japan. Joichi Hoshi’s art can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, among others.
Condition: good
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