'Mountaineer with Red Bird' by Umetaro Azechi

'Mountaineer with Red Bird' by Umetaro Azechiartist: Umetaro Azechi (Japanese 1902 1999) medium: original wood block print dimensions: image size 12 x 15 cm (approx) 30 1 2 x 47 1 2 cm frame size (approx) limited edition 91 100 dated 58 hand signed in pencil plus red artist's seal in the image presented in a new hand finished timber frame with non reflective UV museum glass and double thick archival mat and backing AU $1650 (approx US $1080 925 EUROS 154,000 yen 780 GBP for exact current

artist: Umetaro Azechi (Japanese 1902-1999)

medium: original wood block print

dimensions: image size 12 x 15 cm (approx) / 30 1/2 x 47 1/2 cm frame size (approx)
limited edition 91/100
dated -58
hand signed in pencil

plus red artist's seal in the image

presented in a new hand finished timber frame with  non-reflective UV museum glass and double thick archival mat and backing

 AU $1650 (approx US $1080 / 925 EUROS / 154,000 yen / 780 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.