Summer, Kiyoshi Saito
30 September 2020
Description

Large numbered woodblock print no. 20/60 1967 Image size 30 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in, Signed and numbered in pencil

Provenance

Parents bought in Japan in early 70's. It has been displayed in their home and mine ever since. Was appraised in 1985, see attached image.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 1 day
By Grace Harlow
Oct 01, 23:34 UTC
Fair Market Value
$4,000 - $8,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

The appraised work is a woodblock print executed by Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saitō (1907-1997 titled 'Summer.' The print depicts a stylized female figure in an ambiguous background with a bright red flower in the foreground. The artist was born in Fukushima but moved with his family to Hokkaido, where the young boy apprenticed with a sign painter. Saitō moved to Tokyo in 1932 and studied at the Hongo Painting Institute. While originally focusing on painting, after joining the Zokei Hanga Kyokai in 1938, woodblock printing became his primary medium. The estimate provided is based on comparables recently offered and sold at auction. The appraised work's size, composition, medium and condition (based on images provided), as well as the artist's current auction market were taken into consideration when determining the estimate. In many cases, pricing for similar examples available on the primary (retail) market vary, and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.

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