Up for sale from a recent estate in Honolulu Hawaii this 1978 Japanese large limited edition 22/75 silkscreen print on BKF Rives paper that is titled "Naked Men's Festival, Nagano Pref." and was created by the well known artist Masaaki Tanaka (born 1947). The condition is described above - for more information please check the photos. The shipping rate is for tube shipping.
Measurements:
Print 21 inches x 15.75 inches
Sheet 25.5 inches x 19.5 inches
More about the artist:
Tanaka Masaaki was born in 1947 into a family of artists in Setagaya, Tokyo. In 1971 he graduated from the oil painting department of the famous Musashino Art College. After his graduation he worked as an assistant instructor at Musashino College for two years. During this period the artist learned the different techniques of printmaking like woodblock, lithograph, steel engraving and silkscreen printing. In 1971 Tanaka Masaaki attended the prestigious annual CWAJ Print Show for the first time.
In the following years the artist built up an international reputation with exhibitions worldwide.
Technique
Masaaki Tanaka's preferred printmaking is silkscreen. His print works are published as limited editions, signed and numbered. The edition size is typically around 100. One of the outstanding subjects of the artist are Japanese festivals.
Museum Collections of Tanaka Masaaki
The Art Institute of Chicago (U.S.A). The Honolulu Museum of Art (U.S.A). The Albrecht Fine Art Museum (U.S.A)
Condition:
The print is unframed and in good pre-owned condition, printed on BFK Rives paper, minor waviness in the margins, strong colors
